Evaluation of Emergency Cash For Work Project, Department of Dakoro, Maradi Region, Niger

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Evaluation of Emergency Cash For Work Project, Department of Dakoro,Maradi Region, Niger

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Oxfam GB Programme Evaluation

November 2006

Commissioned by: OGB West Africa

Evaluators: Unknown



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Very often, husband and wife decided jointly how to use the money (54%).But it happened also that men (24%) or women (19%), heads of household, managed the money alone. In rare occasions (3%) another member of the household was responsible for the use of the earned cash.

Graph3: use of cash at HH level

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The cash received during the project period was mainly used to purchasefood. Yet, to a lesser extent, it also contributed to reduction of thehouseholds’ debts, the purchase of new clothes, animals, etc.

Indebtedness is a common feature of the livelihood in the area and one of the most widespread coping mechanisms for vulnerable households. Thedata gathered indicate that 57% of the households could reimburse up to34 % their debts, on average.

Debts contracted by beneficiary households vary from 1,000 to 200,000CFA with an average of 39, 236 CFA per household.

Graph 4: % of households and amount of contracted debt

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Despite “solidarity” is not consideremajority of surveyed households (54the project with relatives and/orBeneficiaries either divided the monpurchased. The value of the gooestimated at 3,557 CFA on average

Very few households have been abwe know that ¼ of them still had

amount of money they saved is limaverage.

Food Security CFW Evaluation Report Department of Dakoro, Niger February 2007



Oxfam GB

Despite the recognized benefits of the community activities, the short-termnature of this project, and hence limited timeframe to strengthencommunity management structures ensuring the sustainability of thisintervention, restricts the long-term viability of some of the benefits realizedthrough the CFW activities. The ability of the community to continue toinvest in maintaining these activity outcomes (firewall, tree plantation,

firewall, etc.) over the long term without incentive will depend on their ability to cope with future food security shocks.

During implementation, it was also observed that the CFW could have anegative impact in deterring voluntary community based initiatives, as anexpectation of monetary compensation is created. Thus the scope andtimeframe for CFW projects should be carefully considered and restrictedso as not to demotivate voluntary community development initiatives.

According to these observations, it is clear that cash projects are relevantin emergency situation but less appropriate in periods considered asnormal regarding national or regional indicators.

Food Security CFW Evaluation Report Department of Dakoro, Niger February 2007



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