Kenya Hunger Safety Net Programme Monitoring and Evaluation Component

This document describes a summary of the evaluation of the Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP) in northern Kenya from 2009 to 2012, aimed at reducing poverty and improving food security through unconditional cash transfers. The evaluation, conducted by Oxford Policy Management, utilized a randomized controlled trial and qualitative research to assess the program's impact. Results showed that the HSNP effectively reduced extreme poverty, increased consumption expenditure, and improved food security for smaller and poorer households. However, it did not significantly improve dietary diversity, child nutrition, or health status, though it did aid in coping with health shocks and retaining livestock. The program also positively affected school performance but not attendance or educational expenditure. It did not cause inflation, disrupt local markets, or create dependency, and it may have had positive local economic effects. The evaluation recommended targeting the poorest households and ensuring full entitlements to maximize impact, along with complementary interventions and further research on the program's various aspects. **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
• Impact methods: Randomised control trial (RCT)
• RCT methods: No RCT methods listed
• 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: June 2013

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