The West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI) Program
Access to basic human development programs in West Africa is particularly low. Individually, the sub-region’s countries perform poorly on the Human Capital Index (HCI). It is the second-lowest African region in rank for social safety net coverage. By contrast, the subregion has the second highest transaction value of mobile money on the continent. This case study examines the West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI) Program, which aims to confront this challenge head-on. In 2022, the program was working in six countries across two phases in partnership with the governments, and with the ECOWAS Commission.
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| Format: | Brief biblioteca |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2023-07-31
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| Subjects: | UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION, SOCIAL SERVICES, BIOMETRIC DATA, QR CODES, ECOWAS, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099072623112025025/P1756020a0d1e40bd0b07704e155e33b0eb https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40121 |
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| Summary: | Access to basic human development
programs in West Africa is particularly low. Individually,
the sub-region’s countries perform poorly on the Human
Capital Index (HCI). It is the second-lowest African region
in rank for social safety net coverage. By contrast, the
subregion has the second highest transaction value of mobile
money on the continent. This case study examines the West
Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and
Inclusion (WURI) Program, which aims to confront this
challenge head-on. In 2022, the program was working in six
countries across two phases in partnership with the
governments, and with the ECOWAS Commission. |
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