
Tunisia Northern Tunis Wastewater Project - P117082
- Funding agency:
- Government, WB
- Status:
- completion and evaluation
- Location:
- Tunisia

Tunisia - Support Program For Covid-19 Response Through Social Inclusion And Employment (PARISE) - Project Completion Report
Tunisia - Support Programme for Covid-19 Response Through Social Inclusion and Employment (PARISE) - Appraisal Report
In the short term, PARISE will provide a rapid and targeted response to the health and socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 through job preservation and social inclusion (see Annex 1). The initial health and social assistance measures supported by the programme will support: (i) the competent national institutions such that they can successfully implementing the health response to the COVID-19 crisis, (ii) poor and limited-income categories affected by the COVID-19 crisis; (iii) enterprises and workers who have lost their jobs and income as a result of the economic crisis created by the health crisis; as well as (iv) persons with low retirement pensions. Indeed, the development of a strategic action plan for targeted testing, including rapid tests, will benefit the entire Tunisian population while operationalisation of the AMEN law will provide social coverage for the most fragile people within this crisis context. Furthermore, a total of almost 623,000 needy families and families with limited incomes will receive an exceptional monetary allowance to cope with the negative impact of COVID-19. The allowance will also be granted to nearly 10,000 workers who havelost their jobs and more than 140,000retirees. In the medium term, PARISE will enable at least 230,000 small operators, over 320,000 salaried workers and more than 50,000 selfemployed workers and artisans to keep their jobs
The African Development Bank is a regional multilateral development finance institution, established in 1963, with a mandate to further economic development and social progress of African countries, individually and collectively. 80 member countries including all the 54 African countries and 26 non-African countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia own the Bank.
Covers healthcare services, public health systems, and activities aimed at promoting physical and mental well-being.
Covers human resources management, labor market initiatives, and activities related to employment and workforce development.