Government Led Safety Net Programme
The Baxnaano program impact is best demonstrated through the numbers. Below is a snapshot of Baxnano Program success in reaching and supporting vulnerable households across Somia:
our mission
To create a sustainable social protection system in Somalia that addresses the needs of vulnerable populations, promotes resilience, and fights poverty.
our Vision
By 2040, Somalia will have established a functional social protection system that offers predictable and comprehensive support to the most vulnerable across the lifecycle.
Building a Safer Future.
The Baxnano program is an effective government-led program. The program’s goal is to support the most vulnerable household in Somia by establishing building blocks of a national shock-responsive safety net system.
What We Do
Reducing Vulnerability Through Cash Transfers
Baxnaano program is government-led safety net programme financed by the World Bank and works with different Government Ministries and UN agencies to ensure efficient delivery of its cash transfers.
Baxnaano At a Glance
Safety Net For Human Capital
The Safety Net for Human Capital Project (SNHCP) in Somalia has made significant strides in addressing the country’s challenges related to health, nutrition, livelihoods, education, and community engagement. It has reduced malnutrition, improved health outcomes, increased school attendance, and helped families achieve greater economic resilience. Through community-driven approaches and transparency, the program has fostered trust and participation, ensuring the equitable distribution of support. Future phases will expand coverage, refine targeting strategies, and enhance government systems for more inclusive and sustainable outcomes.
Safety Net for Locust Response Project
The Safety Net for Locust Response Project (SNLRP) has made significant strides in mitigating the devastating effects of locust infestations in Somalia. As part of the response, the project delivered Emergency Cash Transfers (ECTs) to 264,000 households across 62 districts, providing much-needed relief to those directly impacted by the locusts. The initiative also identified 33,000 flood-affected households for rapid assistance, demonstrating the project’s flexibility in addressing overlapping crises.
We have transformed Somali
Baxnaano Phase 1 Has Been a Success
The Objective of the Baxnaano program is to provide cash transfers to targeted poor and vulnerable households and establish the key building blocks of a national shock-responsive safety net system.
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World Bank to Support Somalia’s Drought Response through Cash Transfers to 500,000 Households
MOGADISHU, June 22, 2022 — The World Bank approved $143 million in International Development Assistance (IDA)* financing to help vulnerable Somalis overcome the escalating drought and...
MoLSA LAUNCHES 2ND PHASE OF SNLR PROJECT
On November 6, 2021 – the second phase of support for locust-affected households was launched in Baidoa. The second phase of the locust-affected families...
UNIFIED SOCIAL REGISTRY (USR) CONSULTATION MEETING
Mogadishu, November 3, 2021 – A consultation meeting between the Federal Government of Somalia's Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the Ministries of...
Somalia Shock Responsive Safety Net for Human Capital Project (SNCHP), or as locally known Baxnaano, is a government-owned safety net program that envisages reaching the most vulnerable segment of the society through progressive cash-based social assistance while also building the necessary systems for national social protection system.
Baxnaano targets the most vulnerable in the community i.e. woman and children.
A Baxnaano card will be distributed to each family that is found eligible. The card will be charged quarterly with 60USD ($) per household ($20 Monthly). This amount will be enough to cover some of the family’s essential needs, helping towards providing stability, adequate accommodation and food on the table.
Eligible families will continue to receive assistance as long as they continue to be eligible, and as long as they are found to be in need. Funding is currently in place to support this assistance programme until the end of December 2020. However, it is expected that the programme will continue until the end of 2022.
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