Monitoring

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Monitoring Evaluating an Urban Social Safety
Net Programby Group 1Tomáš,Tomáš, Andrej,
Rebekka, Katka, Helena
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Urban Social Safety Net Program Theory of Change
Neighborhood com. (NC)
Money Central gvt transfer local gvt taxes
Staff
Inputs
Administration system for add. assistance
Distribution channels
Select eligible beneficiaries
Means testing by NC
Determine Threshold
Activities
Health Medical assistance, education subsidy,
reduced utility costs
People gets stipend up to local standard
Back-to-work incentive
Outputs
Use of social services utilities by poorest
Decreased Unemployment
Economic situation of families is stabilized
Outcomes
Reducing the poverty in the urban areas
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Assumptions

• - Enough financial resources
• - Existing Legal Framework
• - Political Stability (local and central gvt)
• - Effective and trusted Neighborhood committee
• - Right Team and Methodology for determining
  local threshold
• - Administration of additional assistance is
  transparent
• - Existence of infrastructure/capacities (health
  centers/education)
• - Sufficient labor market demand
• - People use the money wisely
• - Money can solve their problems

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Program Timeline
NOW
Mid-term evaluation based on case studies
1st pilot
National policy ????
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Lessons learned

• Some questions which seemed to be relevant at the
  beginning of the process happen to be irrelevant
  once thoroughly analyzed.