Productive Safety Net Program 6

About this project

The support goes to the government initiated Productive Safety Net Program phase 6 (PSNP6) implemented in collaboration between the World Bank, Gates foundation and 11 development partners. The program is one of the governments flagship programs that respond not only to chronic food inseurity among Ethiopias poor, but also to shorter term shocs. It is the largest and one of the longest running publics works programs in Africa launched in 2005. Focusing on rural areas, the program has expanded over the years to cover approximately eight million beneficiaries. The goal is to reduce poverty and build resilience of extreme poor rural households through a multi-faced approach. PSNP6 has 4 components with a cross-cutting focus on gender, climate, fragility and digital response: ? Promote inclusive growth through access too jobs and livelihoods: The aim of this component is to provide time-bound economic and livelihood opportunities for work-able households, while promoting increased productivity. Special attention to the share of jobs for women and youth. ? Build resilience by ensuring access to essential social services and promoting behavioral change: This component will amongst other finance short-term employment for extremely poor households in public works activities designed to enhance impact on sustainable agriculture and long-term conservation. ? Resilience building to cope with shocks: This component will provide temporary cash transfers to populations affected by shocks,…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty
• 2Zero Hunger
• 5Gender Equality
• 13Climate Action
• 15Life on Land

Published by

Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation · Government

Countries

Ethiopia

Sectors

Agricultural land resources

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Main focusDesertification · Also contributes

Funded by

Norwegian Government

Implemented by

World Bank, Ethiopia Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Passes funds through

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Embassies

Published by Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Jan 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NO-BRC-971277882-ETH-25/0005.

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