Title:
Kenya Hunger Safety Net Programme - Monitoring and Evaluation Component
Kenya Hunger Safety Net Programme - Monitoring and Evaluation Component
Start Date:
May 2008
May 2008
Completion Date:
April 2012
April 2012
Client(s):
Government of Kenya
Government of Kenya
Funder(s):
DFID
DFID
Location:
Kenya, Eastern Africa,
Kenya, Eastern Africa,
Key Contact:
Fred Merttens
Fred Merttens
Summary:
BBC Film on Kenya Hunger Safety Net Programme
The Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP) is a pilot social protection project being conducted in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs). The ASALs are extremely food-insecure areas which have experienced recurrent food crises and food aid responses for decades. The HSNP is intended to reduce dependency on emergency food aid by sustainably strengthening livelihoods through cash transfers. OPM are responsible for the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the programme, with the intention of informing programme scale-up as well as the government’s social protection strategy more generally. The M&E involves: a large-scale rigorous community-randomised controlled impact evaluation household survey; assessment of targeting performance of three alternative targeting mechanisms (Social Pension; Dependency Ratio; Community-based Targeting); qualitative research (interviews and focus group discussions) to assess targeting and impact issues less easily captured in the quantitative survey; and on-going operational and payments monitoring to ensure the smooth implementation of the programme. Findings are communicated to the HSNP Secretariat, Government of Kenya and DFID on a regular basis to inform and advise on policy revisions and development.
BBC Film on Kenya Hunger Safety Net Programme
The Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP) is a pilot social protection project being conducted in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs). The ASALs are extremely food-insecure areas which have experienced recurrent food crises and food aid responses for decades. The HSNP is intended to reduce dependency on emergency food aid by sustainably strengthening livelihoods through cash transfers. OPM are responsible for the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the programme, with the intention of informing programme scale-up as well as the government’s social protection strategy more generally. The M&E involves: a large-scale rigorous community-randomised controlled impact evaluation household survey; assessment of targeting performance of three alternative targeting mechanisms (Social Pension; Dependency Ratio; Community-based Targeting); qualitative research (interviews and focus group discussions) to assess targeting and impact issues less easily captured in the quantitative survey; and on-going operational and payments monitoring to ensure the smooth implementation of the programme. Findings are communicated to the HSNP Secretariat, Government of Kenya and DFID on a regular basis to inform and advise on policy revisions and development.
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