Monitoring & Evaluating an Urban Social Safety Net Program

by

Group 1

Tomáš,Tomáš, Andrej, Rebekka, Katka, Helena

Urban Social Safety Net Program Theory of Change

Neighborhood com.(NC)

Money: Central gvt transfer & local gvt taxes

Staff

Distributionchannels

Select eligible beneficiaries

People gets stipend up to local standard

Administration system for

add. assistance

Means testing by NC

DetermineThreshold

Health & Medical assistance,

education subsidy, reduced utility costs

DecreasedUnemployment

Back-to-work incentive

Economic situation of families

is stabilized

Use of social services & utilities

by poorest

Reducing the poverty in the urban areas

Inputs:

Activities:

Outputs:

Outcomes:

Assumptions

- Enough financial resources- Existing Legal Framework- Political Stability (local and central gvt) - Effective and trusted Neighborhood committee- Right Team and Methodology for determining local

threshold - Administration of additional assistance is transparent- Existence of infrastructure/capacities (health

centers/education)- Sufficient labor market demand- People use the money wisely - Money can solve their problems

Program Timeline

X X

1998

1st pilot

2004

X

2005

X

2007

NOW

X

2008

National policy ????

Mid-term evaluation based on case studies

Lessons learned

• Some questions which seemed to be relevant at the beginning of the process happen to be irrelevant once thoroughly analyzed.