Baxnaano

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:

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our mission

To create a sustainable social protection system in Somalia that addresses the needs of vulnerable populations, promotes resilience, and fights poverty.

A beneficiary of the safety net national program, the Baxnaano Program

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.

Help is Our Main Goal

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.

A woman holding a Baxnaano card
A somali benefeciary of the Baxnaano Project

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. 

Target Groups

We support households that meet the eligibility criteria (poor and vulnerable households with children under the age of five) in the targeted communities.

Cash Payments

We provide cash transfers to targeted poor and vulnerable households and establish the key building blocks of a national shock-responsive safety net system.

Emergency Scale Ups

Other than normal cash transfers, one of the major objectives of BAXNAANO is to rapidly scale-up to additional vulnerable households in times of crisis.

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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.

Households Targeted : 200,000
States Covered: 5
Safety Net for Locust Response Project by Baxnaano

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.

Districts Covered in the Somali Region: 62
Covered Households: 188,776
Safety Net for Locust Response Project by Baxnaano

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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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.

The registration is currently going on in most parts of the country and it will close when each district reaches its target beneficiaries.

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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