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Travaux à Haute Intensité de Main d’Œuvre (THIMO)—Labour-Intensive Public Works
Programme
Travaux à Haute Intensité de Main d’Oeuvre (THIMO)
—Labour-Intensive Public Works
Country
Togo
Geographic area
Sub-Saharan Africa
Previous programme name (if any)
Start date 2012
Programme objectives
To increase beneficiaries’ resilience by providing them with
employment and income-generating opportunities, particularly
in response to external shocks. 1
Programme type
Cash for work
Programme components
Conditionalities (if any)
Targeting methods Self-targeting 1
Target areas
Nationwide
Target groups
Vulnerable people among the working-age population
Eligibility criteria
All people aged 18–59 in selected villages may apply for work.
Eligibility reassessment (if any)
Type of benefits
Cash
Amount of benefits
Daily wages for workers: FCFA1,350 (FCFA54,000 for 40 days of work)
Daily wages for head of team: FCFA2,250 (FCFA90,000
for 40 days of work) 1
Payment/delivery frequency Every two weeks 2
Benefit delivery mechanism
Togo’s postal service (Poste du Togo)
is in charge of delivering the benefits. 1
Benefit recipients
Minimum and maximum
Projects last for a minimum of 40 days. 1
duration of benefits (if any)
Coverage 12,590 beneficiaries (4,949 women) (2015)
Programme expenditure
USD2.2 million was provided by the World Bank
under the Community Development and Safety Nets Project. 2
Institutions and agencies involved Ministry of Community Development; World Bank
Monitoring and evaluation
mechanisms and frequency
See the references on page 195:
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