Evaluating Tanzania's Productive Social Safety Net

This document describes a comprehensive evaluation of Tanzania's Productive Social Safety Net (PSSN) program, which is designed to reduce poverty and improve various socioeconomic outcomes for its beneficiaries. The program's effectiveness was assessed through randomized control trials and various statistical analyses using data from the 2017 PSSN Midline Impact Evaluation. The findings reveal that the PSSN has had a positive impact on household consumption, food security, education enrollment, health service utilization, labor dynamics, housing conditions, and asset ownership. It has also led to a decrease in unemployment rates, with a more pronounced effect on males, and has shifted non-farm enterprises towards more profitable sectors. While the program has increased women's decision-making power and reduced child labor, it has not significantly affected traditional labor outcomes or agricultural asset ownership. Despite its successes, the program has not fully alleviated poverty, indicating a need for sustained support and improvements. The evaluation suggests the potential for a National Social Registry and emphasizes the importance of long-term commitment and coordination for significant poverty reduction. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Impact evaluation; Process evaluation
• Impact methods: Randomised control trial (RCT)
• RCT methods: Cluster RCT
• Process methods: Surveys and polling
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: September 2019

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Links to published evaluations (DEBUGGING): No final report link found.
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes