Supporting the development of a comprehensive model for a child-sensitive cash transfer in Iraq
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Description
This project aimed to support the design, implementation and evaluation of an incentivized top-up cash transfer within Iraq’s Social Safety Net SSN (Iraq’s national cash transfer program) with a focus on pregnant women, under-5 and school-age children.
Partners
UNICEF Iraq
Region/Countries
Middle East and North Africa
IraqMain Pillar
Knowledge Production
Thematic Area
Social Protection
Other Thematic Areas
Social Protection
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 1 - No Poverty
Project Results
Assessment, policy design and technical advice
The support provided by the IPC-IG included, for both the Federal Level and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI):
- Assessment of and advice on the design and delivery system of the current SSN
- Design of a scalable cash transfer programme for women and children from poor households
- Ad-hoc technical advice (including advice on specific tools and technical assistance for the preparation and implementation of the programme)
For this, the IPC-IG developed the following activities:
- Review of the proposed SSN Guidelines for KRI and presentation of recommendations
- Literature review of social protection system and SSN (federal level and KRI)
- IPC-IG Mission to Iraq (March 2022) to discuss design proposal of cash plus programme
- Advocacy brief with the main priorities for the SSN reform in Iraq
- Social Service Workforce mapping template and ToR
- Child-sensitivity assessment of current SSN at the federal level and proposed SSN Guidelines in KRI
- Design proposal for a cash plus programme (federal level and KRI)