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Evidence on
Graduation in
Practice: Concern
Worldwide’s
Graduation
Programme in
Rwanda
Ricardo Sabates & Stephen Devereux
Paper presented at the conference
“Graduation and Social Protection”
Kigali, 6 – 8 May 2014
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Overview
The Concern Worldwide–Rwanda Graduation Programme
The Research
Its Impact
The Next Phase
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Concern Rwanda’s “Graduation Programme” Overall aim: Enable sustained exit from
extreme poverty of poor households
Launched in May 2011, runs to Dec 2015
Supports extremely poor households with: Cash transfer & enhanced savings
Skills development
Coaching and mentoring
Seed capital for investment in enterprise development
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Huye
Nyaruguru
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The Research Baseline information plus survey at 12
months (to assess immediate impacts).
After cash transfer: surveys at 18 & 31 months (to assess if impacts are sustained).
Two cohorts of beneficiaries & control group (to assess if changes are attributable).
Survey contains information on financial, social and human “key impact indicators”.
Quasi-experimental design: Difference in Differences
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The Impact
1. Significant reductions in deprivation
Control Beneficiary0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
2.55 2.49
2.88
4.35
Baseline12 Months
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2. Increased ownership of livestock Cows (+) Goats (+) Pigs (+) Chickens (+)
3. Increased ownership of productive assets Mobile phone (+) Radios (+) Registered land (+) Hoes (universal) Bicycle (no change)
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4. Increased ownership of consumption assets
Control Beneficiary0
5
10
15
20
25
10
13
10
24
Baseline12 Months
Value of assets in USD
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5. Increased savings
6. Increased investment in children’s education at secondary school level
7. Increased consumption of meat & vegetables
8. Use of preventative health measures & hygiene practices
9. Improved social cohesion
All participants get access to health insurance
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“Before joining the programme I was
despised and looked down on. I was not
confident enough to engage with other
community members. I always felt
embarrassed because I lacked almost
everything. Now there is respect for me and
my family because of the change they have
seen in our lives.”
(Widow, programme beneficiary)
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The Next Phase
Introduction of other components of the programme
Asset transfer for investment in enterprise development
Continued training & coaching in selected enterprises
Do we expect the programme to generate self-reliant livelihoods?
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Thank you!
And thanks to the programme participants, Local
Authorities in target areas, implementing/
research partners, and sponsors of this research.