The Ministry of Social Affairs, the René Moawad Foundation, and the World Bank have recently launched a $2.7 million program aimed at improving the livelihood of some 1,500 poor households in Lebanon. More particularly, the Productive Economic Inclusion in Lebanon (PEIL) program, funded by a grant from the Japan Social Development Fund, will improve the economic empowerment of current beneficiaries of the Emergency Social Safety Net Program (ESSNP), thus bolstering their household income, welfare, and resilience.  In details, the PEIL will provide livelihood opportunities to one selected member of each of the aforementioned 1,500 households, after assessing their skills, by providing some assets (small agriculture equipment, cooking appliances, sewing/embroidery machines, paint brushes, etc.), training and business development support, coaching and mentoring and financial literacy training among other support services over a period of 12-18 months.