Studies

Studies that have been carried out to shed light on implications as well as design choices for a national cash transfer scheme.

Ben. Watkins: Alternative Methods for Targeting Social Assistance to Highly Vulnerable Groups: An Independent Monitoring and Evaluation Study. Kimetrica International. Nairobi, February 2008

This report evaluates and analyses the effectivness of the current community based targeting systems used in the Zambian social cash transfer pilot schemes, and compares them with other alternative methods that can be applied in the Zambian context. The study aims to give guidance on the longer term strategies for targeting to ensure that the trade offs between cost, accuracy and feasibility of the various targeting methods are fully understood.

Mbandama, Newton & Musonda Musonda: Evaluation Report of the Kalomo Pilot Incentive Scheme. Lusaka, September 2007

This report analyzes the incentive scheme, which was introduced in Kalomo district in 2006 to motivate voluntary structures. It looks at how the incentive bonus was used, whether any profits were generated, how the bonus impacted on the dynamics of the voluntary committees, whether the bonus had any effect on the moviation of the committees to carry out their work and to do the required monitoring activities and whether the incentive scheme could be sustainable in the long run.

CARE International and MCDSS: Katete Social Cash Transfer Scheme Perception Study: Field Findings On The Age Based Universal Scheme. Lusaka, July 2007

This study gathers views from various stakeholders om their perception of a universally targeted cash transfer scheme targeting all erlderly individuals of 60 years and above. The study was done as part of the preparations for the introduction of the old age pension in Katete district.

Wietler, Katharina: The Impact of Social Cash Transfers on Informal Safety Nets in Kalomo District, Zambia. Berlin, January 2007

This report analyses the impact of cash transfers as a western approach to social protection on indigenous informal safety nets in Zambia. It first examines current livelihood strategies of incapacitated households in Zambia, focusing on the nature, extent and effectiveness of informal safety nets as coping strategies of destitute households. Secondly, it looks at livelihood strategies and assistance patterns of beneficiaries of the scheme and the impact that cash transfers have on “traditional” safety nets provided by the extended family and the community.

The Aged in Need

This analysis aims at finding a correlation between age and need.  By using the 2004 project data on the ranking and age of beneficiaries, the analysis addresses the question of whether aged people are more in need than younger people.