Novissi Togo: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Deliver Shock-Responsive Social Protection

Summary

Comprehensive World Bank discussion paper co-authored with the Government of Togo documenting the full Novissi programme design, delivery chain, technical methodology (both Model 1 and Model 2), data sources, achievements, and challenges. Provides detailed coverage of the geospatial poverty mapping methodology (pp. 14-17), data sources used (Table 2), institutional arrangements, data privacy safeguards, exclusion risks, model limitations, and programme outcomes including 920,000+ beneficiaries and US$34 million in spending.