evidence on graduation in rwanda
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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
Overview
The Concern Worldwide–Rwanda Graduation Programme
The Research
Its Impact
The Next Phase
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
Huye
Nyaruguru
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
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
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)
4. Increased ownership of consumption assets
Control Beneficiary0
5
10
15
20
25
10
13
10
24
Baseline12 Months
Value of assets in USD
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
“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)
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?
Thank you!
And thanks to the programme participants, Local
Authorities in target areas, implementing/
research partners, and sponsors of this research.