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Availing Technology and Information to SS Beneficiaries . June 2014 Hania Sholkamy. Introducing?. Why?. How?. Confirming political will: Donor Recommendations National Budget Commitment/allocations. Rising awareness of inequality and impoverishment Reasonable rates of economic growth
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Availing Technology and Information to SS Beneficiaries June 2014 Hania Sholkamy
Introducing? Why? How? Confirming political will: Donor Recommendations National Budget Commitment/allocations • Rising awareness of inequality and impoverishment • Reasonable rates of economic growth • Demographic rearrangements
Conditionality The Reasoning The Potentials Protects the money by tying income to specific obligations Instills a relationship between families/women and the state A deeper engagement of social workers • Buy in from middle classes • Confirms the entitlements and opportunities of the young • Recognizes the roles and rights of women in family survival and support • A social contract of sorts
Ain el sira conditions • The argument against conditions! • They are costly to monitor • They are in-effective (as the cash is the intervention) • They create ‘mothers in the service of the state’ (Mollineux) • They undermine the poor’s entitlements 85% per months school attendance/months Health screening, ante-natal care, full immunizations, follow-up with medical professional in case of chronic illness and rehabilitation for handicapped. Accepting a regular monthly visit from social worker attending a monthly governance session Attending a monthly health and nutrition session
Transfers In Egypt in 2009 (Cash and kind) The Pilot Guarantee access to current entitlements 200 L.E. monthly stipend 40 L.E. grant for pre-school and school age children Access to training, illiteracy eradication courses, skills development, after school program (civil society and private sector) • Food ration cards (almost 70 million cards) • Bread Subsidy • Unconditional cash transfers • Monthly social security payments (120 L.E.) • Child school monthly grant (40 L.E.) • One off payments and loans