Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program (SASPP) Phase 3

Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program (SASPP) Phase 3 is sponsored by World Bank. An initiative to expand sustainable national adaptive social protection systems across the Sahel, supporting Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal to reach millions of the poorest and most vulnerable.

Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program (SASPP) Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program (SASPP) Annual Report 2025 Last fiscal year, we continued to foster innovation, strengthen collaboration, and amplify impact in support of adaptive social protection (ASP) in the Sahel.

The six countries supported by SASPP — Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal — made significant progress in building robust ASP systems, despite a challenging context. Explore the report for key results, achievements, and future plans to strengthen ASP systems in the Sahel. What is ASP in the Sahel?

Adaptive social protection (ASP) is critical for less poverty, protection from shocks, and better jobs in the Sahel. This new two-page overview outlines concise insights on what ASP is, why it matters in the Sahel, and its impacts across six Sahelian countries—Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal. Download it now to learn more.

The Yokk Koom Koom Program in Senegal The Yokk Koom Koom economic inclusion program is transforming lives across Senegal, empowering beneficiaries to expand and diversify their income-generating activities and ultimately boost their earnings and resilience. Watch this video to learn more about this impactful government-led program, supported by SASPP. What is ASP in the Sahel?

Check out this animation video by SASPP that explores how Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) works and its impacts in the Sahel. The video illustrates how ASP enables governments to invest in systems and programs that help households improve their livelihoods, prepare for climate change challenges, and better cope with shocks.

Funding and Impact Snapshot Since 2014, SASPP multidonor trust fund has allocated US$277 million to support investment projects across six Sahel countries through IDA. Phase 2 alone has delivered US$175. 7 million.

Explore this infographic to see four key dimensions in which this funding has helped strengthen national adaptive social protection systems. Building Climate Resilience at Scale in the Sahel Explore how climate funds can leverage ASP systems to deliver support directly to the most climate-affected individuals and households, quickly.

Using the case of SASPP, this CGAP paper analyzes how existing social protection systems in the Sahel and beyond can significantly advance climate fund objectives through reach, efficiency and impact. The paper also addresses essential questions to unlock this potential.

Joint UNICEF-WB-WFP Presentation A Shared Understanding of Adaptive Social Protection in the Sahel This practical guide defines key adaptive social protection (ASP) instruments and their standards to support the strengthening of ASP systems, their coverage, efficiency, and effectiveness in the Sahel. It offers a flexible foundation, to be adapted in each national context, establishing a common basis for dialogue in the region.

Strong Impacts of ASP in the Sahel The powerful impacts of Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) in the Sahel are shown in this new infographic. ASP is proven to have strong positive impacts on various dimensions in the Sahel: such as program participants’ poverty levels, food insecurity, productivity and resilience; combined with significant broader impacts on the economy, society, and future generations.

Catalytic Agenda for Social Protection Social Protection for Stability: A Catalytic Agenda The Catalytic Agenda, developed by a High-Level Panel co-chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia and the UK Minister for International Development and Africa, brings together global leaders to make the case for placing social protection at the heart of peace and stability.

It outlines practical steps to build resilient, nationally led systems and calls on partners to treat social protection as essential to saving lives, sustaining institutions, and supporting lasting recovery.

Transforming lives in Mauritania through adaptive social protection Mauritania is expanding and strengthening all aspects of adaptive social protection in the country - breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty, boosting resilience, and investing in future generations - with direct impacts on the poorest and most vulnerable. Read this new feature story and learn how adaptive social protection is transforming lives in Mauritania.

Fragile contexts, strong partnership: supporting ASP in the Sahel Stronger social protection systems and scaled-up adaptive national safety net programs are a critical piece of building resilience in the Sahel, helping to reinforce the social contract, tackle the root causes of fragility and reduce the need to resort to humanitarian responses.

Stress Testing Adaptive Social Protection Systems in the Sahel Building on sustained dialogue with governments and partners, this report assesses the ability of existing systems to respond to shocks across six countries — Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal — by applying the Social Protection Stress Test Tool, developed by the World Bank.

Boosting opportunities for the most vulnerable With productive social safety nets, Africa has a tool in the toolbox that is making a real difference in tackling the intertwined challenges of extreme poverty, vulnerability to climate change and fragility, and poor opportunities for young people.

New SASPP-supported translation to French Foundations of Social Protection Delivery Systems now in French Delivery systems are critical in deploying a robust basis for adaptive social protection programs. This book takes a practical stance and presents concrete opportunities for coordinating efforts and moving away from a siloed approach of building parallel systems.

SASPP is a multi-donor trust fund managed by the World Bank that supports the strengthening of adaptive social protection systems in the Sahel to enhance the resilience of poor and vulnerable populations to the impacts of climate change. Download our infographic on the impacts of ASP in the Sahel. Watch our video: What is ASP in the Sahel?

Download our two pager overview . Watch this Sahel Alliance video on the impacts of ASP in the Sahel. Watch this 2025 ODI conference panel on resilient public finance in the Sahel.

Announcing SASPP Phase 3 (2025-2030) SASPP has officially launched its third phase (2025-2030), with an ambitious objective to expand sustainable national adaptive social protection (ASP) systems across the Sahel. This next phase will support Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal to reach millions of the poorest and most vulnerable with critical support to foster economic opportunity, resilience, and stability.

Learn more here: Phase 3 Monitoring Indicators Phase 3 Full Concept Note How Does Social Protection Impact Social Cohesion in the Sahel? The Joint UNICEF-WB/SASPP-WFP Research Project has an ambitious agenda to understand how social protection can strengthen social cohesion in the Sahel and identify key entry points in social protection programs to improve social cohesion outcomes.

Explore more here: Qualitative Research Presentation Evidence Review Presentation Mapping the Country-Level Impact of Adaptive Social Protection in the Sahel Explore the country-level impacts of adaptive social protection (ASP) programs in six countries across the Sahel in this SASPP series.

Informed by rigorous, scientific studies using rich data, the results of these evaluations have, and continue to guide major national decisions on social protection policies: Maximizing Impact in Fragile, Conflict, and Violent (FCV) Settings With almost two-thirds of the world’s extreme poor expected to live in FCV countries by 2030, the need to build adaptive, inclusive social safety nets is rapidly accelerating.

Explore this knowledge series to gain key insights and practical guidance for maximizing the impact of social safety nets in FCV contexts, in the Sahel and beyond: Technical Paper: Safety net adaptations in FCV contexts — insights from Mali Technical Paper: Impacts of safety nets in FCV contexts — evidence review Dynamic Social Registries for Adaptive Social Protection Social registries are crucial to deploying social protection programs at scale.

When social registries are dynamic — offering sufficient coverage and capable of being continuously updated — they provide vital data and information enabling adaptive social protection (ASP) programs to be more inclusive and shock-responsive. Learn more here: Applying a Mobility Lens to Social Protection in the Sahel Across 5 countries in the Sahel, over 47 million people are internal migrants.

What are the challenges social protection systems face in meeting the needs of people on the move in the Sahel? What are the opportunities for adapting social protection to be more responsive to internal migrants and mitigate the risks they face – before, during, and after internal migration? Find out more here: Be informed on regional developments, project impact, events, and publications around adaptive social protection in the Sahel.

And catch up on previous issues here. What's new? In this issue we feature the approval of new ASP projects in Burkina Faso and Mauritania, delve into important new findings on the economic impacts of social safety net programs, and discover how the impact of droughts on crops in Niger can be predicted to ensure faster shock-response.

We also share valuable resources from a regional technical workshop on social payments, highlight Mali's progress toward a national social safety net program, and share key takeaways from the Fragility Forum 2026 along with the official launch of SASPP Phase 3. What's new?

In this issue we explore adaptive social protection in the Sahel, from project-based initiatives to strategic national programs; highlight lessons on gender-responsive interventions, economic inclusion, and resilience-building; and feature new research on flood risk in Chad, updates from Burkina Faso, and key SASPP engagements at the regional and global levels. What’s new?

In this issue we share new insights on adaptive social protection in the Sahel, including crisis coordination, disaster risk finance, and fragile settings; highlight new guidance on climate finance and human capital; and feature recent research, field engagements in Chad, and key SASPP updates. What's new?

In this issue we launch our Annual Report Fiscal Year 2025; discover next steps from UNICEF-WB/SASPP-WFP to understand how social protection can strengthen social cohesion in the Sahel; explore our new guidance on gender-responsive ASP in the region; and gain insights from CDP on financing timely, predictable shock response in Chad. Plus events, interactive presentations, and more. What's new?

In this issue, we explore a joint paper by CGAP and SASPP on how climate funds can leverage adaptive social protection systems; visualize the evolution of adaptive social protection in Chad; and learn how to expand economic inclusion for jobs and resilience in the Sahel. Plus events and more. What’s new?

In this issue we learn how dynamic social registries can support inclusive, efficient, and cost-effective ASP programs; explore new research on maximizing the impact of ASP in fragile settings; and launch a powerful new series on country-level impacts of ASP in the Sahel. Plus, new impact findings from productive inclusion programs in Chad and Senegal, events, interactive presentations, and more. What's new?

In this issue we explore a joint article by SASPP, UNICEF, and WFP on overcoming food security and nutrition road blocks in social protection; learn more about the who and how of the SASPP partnership; and explore the new adaptive social protection program in Chad. Plus events and more. What's new?

In this issue we launch the SASPP 2024 Annual Report; learn about new joint research with UNICEF and WFP exploring the impact of social protection on social cohesion in the Sahel; and feature a special section highlighting opportunities for applying a mobility lens to ASP in the Sahel. Plus a feature story from Mauritania, events, and more. What's new?

In this issue we feature a new animation explainer on ASP impacts in the Sahel; offer a special section highlighting the work on partnerships; and explore new technical publications. Plus events, blogs, and more. Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program