Cabo Verde

Sub-Saharan Africa

Pathfinder since 2024 M-GA Roadmap in implementation

Cabo Verde is prioritizing the eradication of extreme poverty, the economic empowerment of vulnerable groups, particularly, women and youth, and economic formalization, along with the integration of social protection and employment policies with a focus on implementation at the local-level.

USD 699,020 Total funding (UN + World Bank) Drupal project portfolio
2 Projects 1 active · 1 completed
529,630 Population UN Population Division · 2026
50.9% Employment-to-population ratio Male 57.6% · Female 44.4% ILOSTAT — national data (ICLS 13) · 2019
11.3% Unemployment rate ILOSTAT — national data (ICLS 13) · 2019
60.3% Social protection coverage (SDG 1.3.1) ILOSTAT — SDG 1.3.1 · 2023

Implementing agencies

  • ILO
  • UNDP
  • World Bank

The Global Accelerator uses ILOSTAT and UN data to provide internationally comparable data across the countries engaged, which is based on government data.

Roadmap

Roadmap

Roadmap in implementation. Endorsed in April 2026.

Governance

  • National Director for Planning at Ministry of Finance
  • Ministry of Family, Inclusion and Social Development
  • National Centre of Social Protection
  • National Directorate of Employment and Vocational Training
  • Institute of Employment and Vocational Training
  • National Institute of Statistics
  • National Union of Workers of Cabo Verde (UNTC-CS)
  • Barlavento Chamber of Commerce

Priorities

Decent employment and strengthening human capital

Promoting decent employment and strengthening human capital

Accelerating formalization and inclusive entrepreneurship

Accelerating formalisation and inclusive entrepreneurship

Reinforcing productive social protection systems

Reinforcing productive social protection systems that support livelihoods and resilience

Expanding inclusive social protection and care services

Expanding inclusive social protection and care services, with particular attention to vulnerable groups

Fostering the long-term inclusion of youth

Fostering the long-term inclusion of young people, especially those in NEET situations

A fisher tying a small boat in the harbour, with Mindelo and its mountains across the water
FAO

Global Accelerator and M-GA highlights

  • Conducted two surveys, to assess social inclusion income and to evaluate the impact of the social pension on poverty reduction, to collect evidence and generate knowledge to support the extension of social protection coverage.
  • To enhance the competencies and support the development of sustainable and high-impact projects, a training package on Financial Education and Project Management was developed for youth NEET. 101 young people were trained, who developed and implemented 30 community inclusion projects and created 45 direct jobs.
  • To equip vulnerable youth with entrepreneurial skills to foster innovation and self-employment, launched the “Impactar” programme with the BIC - Business Incubator Center, , which benefitted 100 youth and implemented 30 youth led projects.
  • The Single Social Registry (CSU) was updated to implement and allocate social programmes to the poor and most vulnerable population, promoting their access to an integrated social protection. Over 2,700 households were added, and a total of 31,475 record updates were done, allowing for an increase in social assistance recipients and thus contributing to a two-percentage point decline in extreme poverty.

Projects

2 projects USD 699,020

Project Financing Status Budget

Partners

  • Government National Director for Planning - Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Family, Inclusion and Social Development, National Centre of Social Protection, National Directorate of Employment and Vocational Training, Institute of Employment and Vocational Training, National Institute of Statistics
  • Research and Academia University of Cabo Verde (Uni-CV)
  • Finance –
  • Development partners European Union, Luxembourg, Portugal and Spain

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