Ujuzi Initiative

APAI–UDI

Assisting Poverty Alleviation (APAI–UDI)

Uses digital work as a route out of poverty: identifying poor and near-poor households, routing them into paid work and supported purchases, with every transaction forming an evidence trail.

The Assisting Poverty Alleviation division applies the Ujuzi Digital Initiative to households living in or near poverty. It identifies participants with local partners, routes them into paid work, supports essential purchases, and uses the record of each transaction as evidence of what changed.

Its design draws on Tanzanian precedent in social protection and financial inclusion. The project document is in preparation; this page will be updated as the division moves into implementation.

What we aim to achieve

  • Identify poor and near-poor households with local government and community partners
  • Route participants into paid work on the platform, with coaching
  • Support essential purchases and beneficiary payments transparently
  • Measure household income change with a clear evidence trail

What we do

  • Beneficiary identification and verification
  • Coaching into first paid work
  • Supported purchase and beneficiary payments
  • Household income monitoring

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