Kenya - Hunger Safety Net Programme Impact Evaluation 2010-2011, First Follow-up Round
Reference ID | ken-opm-hsnpie-2010-2011-v1 |
Year | 2010 - 2011 |
Country | Kenya |
Producer(s) | Oxford Policy Management Limited |
Sponsor(s) | Department for International Development - DFID - Programme and Evaluation Funder |
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Created on | Dec 08, 2017 |
Last modified | Dec 08, 2017 |
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Overview
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ID Number ken-opm-hsnpie-2010-2011-v1 |
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Abstract
The Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP) is a social protection project being conducted in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) of northern Kenya. The pilot phase has now concluded and the HSNP is beginning to scale up under Phase 2. The ASALs are extremely food-insecure areas highly prone to drought, 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. Oxford Policy Management was responsible for the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the programme under the pilot phase, with the intention of informing programme scale-up as well as the government’s social protection strategy more generally. The M&E involved 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 were communicated to the HSNP Secretariat, Government of Kenya and the Department for International Development (DFID) on a regular basis to inform and advise on policy revisions and development. The M&E component used the data it produced to advise the design of HSNP Phase 2, including micro-simulations of different programme targeting scenarios and review of the phase 2 targeting approach which combines proxy means testing with community-based targeting.
The impact evaluation study compares the situation of HSNP and control households at the time of their selection into the programme (baseline), with their situation 12 months (year 1 follow-up) and 24 months later (year 2 follow-up). Over this 24-month period most of the HSNP households covered by the evaluation had received 11 or 12 bi-monthly transfers (initially KES 2,150, increased to KES 3,500 by the end of the evaluation period).
Fieldwork for the first follow-up survey was conducted in 48 sub-locations, stratified by greater district (Mandera, Marsabit, Turkana, Wajir), by HSNP status (treatment and control), and by targeting mechanism (Social Pension; Dependency Ratio; Community-based Targeting). The survey covered 4,637 households and 245 communities.
The baseline data collection was completed in November 2010, the first round of follow-up data collection finished in November 2011, and the final round of fieldwork - in November 2012.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]Units of Analysis
- individuals,- households,
- community.
Scope
Notes
The scope of the study includes:- Household demographic characteristics
- Health
- Individual mobility
- Housing and amenities
- Consumption expenditures - food and non-food consumption
- Income from livelihood activities
- Assets
- Food availability and coping strategies
- Subjective poverty assessment
- Formal/informal transfers, food aid and employment programs
- Saving and borrowing
- Community infrastructure, water, shocks, seasonality, prices
- Community HSNP targeting.
Keywords
Social Protection, Cash Transfers, Impact Evaluation, Randomized Controlled Trial, Kenya, Sub-Saharan Africa, Food Security, Pastoralism, Pastoralist, Disaster Risk Management, Drought, Arid LandsCoverage
Geographic Coverage
Counties of Turkana, Marsabit, Wajir, and Mandera.Universe
All persons living within "secure" sub-locations across all counties at the time of sampling (2008; due to sporadic insecurity across the four counties, a small portion of sub-locations were deemed to be insecure when the sample was drawn and so excluded from the sample frame).Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
Name | Affiliation |
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Oxford Policy Management Limited |
Other Producer(s)
Name | Affiliation | Role |
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Institute for Development Studies | Consortium member HSNP M&E component | |
Research Solutions |
Funding
Name | Abbreviation | Role |
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Department for International Development | DFID | Programme and Evaluation Funder |
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
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Development Data Group | DECDG | World Bank | Creator of metadata |
DataFirst | Creator of updated metadata |
Date of Metadata Production
2014-01-07DDI Document Version
v2