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The Dedza Safety Nets Pilot Project (DSNPP)
Objectives and methodology
Carlos BarahonaStatistical Services CentreThe University of Reading
DSNPP
Pilot of direct welfare transfers (DWT) to the work-constrained rural poor
Run by Concern Universal in Dedza
M&E support from Calibre Consultants and the SSC at the University of Reading
Lessons will inform the design of a scaled-up DWT programme
Objectives of the pilotThe pilot aims to test and monitor:
Community management structures and transfer mechanisms
Whether the benefits reach the beneficiaries
The impact of the transfers on the well-being of beneficiaries
Logistics and cost
Consumer demand and the retail sector
The process of the Dedza Safety Nets Pilot Project
M&E tools Impact on beneficiaries Baseline and final impact surveys Quarterly monitoring surveys
Process as managed by village committees Minutes of committee meetings Records of receipt of transfers by beneficiaries
Expenditure pattern Receipts from vouchers Surveys
Logistics and costs CU officers’ records CU accounts
The transfersThree types, all of equal value = MK
550/month Cash Vouchers In-kind
A pack of goods in September 2001 that comprised: 2 blankets, 6 plates, 1 metal cooking pot, 1 pail, 10 tablets of washing soap and 10 tablets of bathing soap.
Oct - Dec 2001: 20 kg of maize flour Jan - May 2002: 15 kg of maize flour
The voucher
The village committees
Three types:
Democratically elected
Village head
Beneficiary/carer
Monitoring intensity
Two intensities:
Closely monitored
Hands-off
The resulting interventions
Hands-offBeneficiaries
Closely monitored
Hands-offDemocraticVouchers
Closely monitored
Hands-offVillage Head
Closely monitored
Hands-offBeneficiaries
Closely monitored
Hands-offDemocraticCash
Closely monitored
Hands-offVillage Head
Closely monitored
Hands-offBeneficiaries
Closely monitored
Hands-offDemocraticIn-kind
Closely monitored
Hands-offVillage Head
Closely monitored
18 different interventions
3 villages with each type
54 villages
Sampling and design 386 villages in Linthipe and Kabwazi
54 villages selected at random for the study
This design allows us to assess:
Differences between different types of transfer, types of committee, levels of monitoring
Any interactions between factors