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THE SOCIAL WELFARE FUNDMIXED METHODS EVALUATION
Amelia Pittman & Nadia Sabat
CONTEXT
Yemen is among poorest countries in the Middle East with 17.5% of population under int’l poverty line
Troubled History Civil War Terrorism Arab Spring
Arab Spring Protesters in YemenSource: CNN
CONTEXT
In 1997, Social Welfare Fund (SWF) launches to help poor and vulnerable households in Yemen
In 2011, UNICEF launches pilot Social Protection Survey to monitor effect of Arab Spring crises in select governorates
Scale-up to National Social Protection Monitoring Survey (NSPMS) in all governorates
SOCIAL WELFARE FUND BENEFICIARIES
Main Category
Subcategory Definition
Economic Unemployed Men who are unemployed or employed with income below the cash assistance provided
Women without caretaker
Women who are widowed, divorced, or unmarried (if over the age of 18)
Social Disabled or severely ill
Individuals who are temporarily/permanently disabled/ill and unable to work
Elderly Men over the age of 60Women over the age of 65
Orphans Child without source of income or caretaker under the age of 18 (or between ages 18 and 25 if attending university) Eligible households
receive quarterly cash transfers through Yemen Post Offices
Between 1998 and 2006, SWF expanded to reach 1 million beneficiaries
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THEORY OF CHANGE
Explanation of the theory of change.
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OBJECTIVES
Measure effect of SWF’s
unconditional cash transfers on coping strategies
Leverage NSPMS evaluation data
New design for
monitoring and
evaluation
Involve beneficiaries in re-design of surveys to empower and
foster engagement and investment in
evaluation processes and
outcomes
CENTRAL EVALUATION QUESTIONS
What is the effectiveness of SWF targeting strategy implementation?
What is the effect of SWF on household living conditions, education, maternal and child health, food security, work and income, and child protection?
Which development outcomes is SWF most effective to improve?
What are possible spillover effects of SWF? What is the seasonal variation of
expenditures?
EVALUATION DESIGN
NATIONAL SOCIAL PROTECTION MONITORING SURVEY
FOCUS GROUPS
RE-DESIGNED SURVEYS
INTERVIEWS
NATIONAL SOCIAL PROTECTION MONITORING SURVEY
FOCUS GROUPS
SURVEY RE-DESIGN
INTERVIEWS
MIXED METHODS ANALYSIS
THREATS TO VALIDITY
Internal Validity:
External Validity:
Statistical Validity:
Construct Validity:
IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES
Poor road conditions Refusal to participate Security issues Conflicts of interest Poor respondent
recall Technology
malfunctions
Source: World for Travel
CONCLUSIONS
QUESTIONS