Income Generation Program
Income Generation Program
- Is the community facing lack of income opportunities?
- Are there high levels of poverty?
- Does the community have low education levels?
- Does the community have limited access to socio-economic services?
- Is the community able to provide equal opportunities for women and youth?
What is Income Generation Program?
Income Generating Programs (IGPs) focuses on poor communities on creating opportunities for communities to productively use locally available resources to develop less state and aid dependent, more self-reliant households and communities able to care for themselves. Income generating activities can help vulnerable communities generate income to address their basic needs in a sustainable manner and their household income through livelihood diversification.
What are the Benefits?
Income Generating Activities will help:- Contribute to reduce poverty
- Improve the wellbeing of the communities as well as empowerment
- Enhance self-reliance and community development
- Increase production and economic growth
- Generates employment
- Increase Income and number of viable income generating activities
- Increase accumulation of household assets