The Enhanced Public Works Programme (EPWP) incorporates sustainable livelihoods activities which are undertaken by participant households to enhance their capacities in material and social asset creation and income generation beyond the EPWP. Sustainable Livelihoods interventions are implemented through a strategic linkage to the Community Savings and Investment Promotion (COMSIP) program.

The goal of sustainable livelihoods is to empower households to build their resilience to cope with and recover from socio-economic shocks and to promote mind-set change towards graduation pathways. The three main objectives of sustainable livelihood interventions are to:

• Promote a savings and investment culture
• Strengthen the skills of participants in income generating activities tailored to household needs and demands
• Improve the nutrition, health and sanitation status of the participants

The sustainable livelihoods component will target at least 400 participants chosen from two micro-catchments per pilot district in all the 10 pilot districts implementing the Enhanced Public Works Programme.