West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion - Phase 2

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The WURI MPA Program aims to facilitate access to services by providing unique identification through a foundational ID sytem (fID system) to all individuals in participating countries, irrespective of legal status. Progress is anticipated in the number of enrolled women, as well as in the number of previously-unrecognized individuals (that is, those not formerly having a government-recognized proof of unique identity), which is expected to substantially overlap with the vulnerable population. Another result will be to link key services, such as social safety net programs, to the fID systems. Progress towards the PrDO will be measured through the following program-level outcome indicators:i. Legal Robustness: A foundational ID (fID) system enabling legal and institutional framework is in place (including relevant data protection and privacy laws and a mandated fID agency and data protection agency), in keeping with regional standards and international good practices;ii. Technical Robustness: Existence of a fID system which generates UNIs and is in keeping with international good practices;iii. Inclusion & Coverage: Number of direct project beneficiaries who have received a UNI (of which women); andiv. Access to Services: Number of national or regional functional public and private services linked to the fID system.The MPA employs a multi-borrower approach and includes at least two phases, each of which will run for at least 6 years from FY18 through FY28, with any country allowed to progressively join the Program. The three components of the Program—(i) strengthening the legal and institutional environment; (ii) establishing robust and inclusive fID systems; and (iii) facilitating access to services—will be replicated by countries participating in subsequent phases. Phase 1 of the Program includes Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea and the ECOWAS Commission. Phase 2 of the Program will include Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Togo.