Andrews, ColinBackiny-Yetna, ProspereGarin, EmilyWeedon, EmilyWodon, QuentinZampaglione, Giuseppe2017-06-272017-06-272011-07https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27368Together with reductions in indirect taxes on food imports, cash for work programs were one of the main responses implemented by African governments following the food, fuel, and financial crisis of recent years. The main objective of those programs was to help the poor cope with the various shocks by increasing their net earnings through community-level work paid for under the programs. Yet it is unclear whether these cash for work programs indeed reached their intended beneficiaries and to what degree they generated other, potentially long-term beneficial impacts. This paper explores these issues in the context of Liberia and the performance of the Cash for Work Temporary Employment Program (CfWTEP) funded by the World Bank through an emergency crisis facility in response to the 2007/2008 food crisis. Both quantitative and qualitative data are presented, focusing on the operational and policy experiences emerging from program implementation. This paper analyzes the context that led to the creation and implementation of the CfWTEP in Liberia, the nature and administrative arrangements for the program, and its operational performance. The objective is to share the lessons learned from evaluation findings so that they can be useful for implementing similar programs in the future in Liberia itself or in other countries. Findings from the analysis highlight the possibilities of implementing public works program in low capacity, post conflict setting and the scope for using the program as a springboard towards a broader and more comprehensive social safety net.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSOLUTE POVERTYACCOUNTINGADMINISTRATIVE DATAAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAMOUNT OF MONEYAVERAGE WAGESBANKING SERVICESBARGAININGBARGAINING POWERBENEFICIARYBENEFIT LEVELBEST PRACTICESCALCULATIONCASH PAYMENTSCASH TRANSFERCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMSCHILD CARECITIESCOMMERCIAL BANKCOMMODITYCOMMUNITY ASSETSCOMMUNITY HEALTHCOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTCOMMUNITY LEADERSCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCOMMUNITY SERVICECOMMUNITY WORKSCONDITIONAL CASHCONFLICTCONSUMPTION SMOOTHINGCOST EFFECTIVENESSCOUNTERFACTUALCRIMECRISESCROWDING OUTCURRENCYDAILY WAGEDEBTDEBT REPAYMENTDESCRIPTIONDISABILITYDISPLACEMENTECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC OPPORTUNITYEMERGENCY RESPONSEEMPLOYMENT OF WOMENEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPLOYMENT PROJECTEMPLOYMENT SCHEMEEMPLOYMENT SERVICESEXCHANGE RATEEXTREME POVERTYEXTREME POVERTY LINEFAMILY MEMBERFARMERSFARMLANDFEMALEFEMALE PARTICIPATIONFEMALE WORKERSFINANCESFINANCIAL BENEFITSFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL LITERACYFINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATIONFINANCIAL TOOLSFOOD CONSUMPTIONFOOD IMPORTSFOOD INSECURITYFOOD PRICEFOOD PRICESFOOD SECURITYFUTURE EARNINGSGENDERGOVERNMENT CAPACITYHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINCOMEINCOME GAINSINCOME TAXINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIESINSURANCE POLICIESINTERVENTIONINTERVENTIONSINVESTINGJOB TRAININGLABOR COSTSLABOR FORCELABOR LAWSLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET PROGRAMSLABOR SUPPLYLABORERSLEVEL OF NEEDLIFE SKILLSLIMITED ACCESSLIMITED CAPACITYLITERACYLIVING CONDITIONSLIVING EXPENSESLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL INFRASTRUCTURELOW COSTLOW INCOMELOW-INCOMEMARKET PRICESMARKET WAGEMINIMUM WAGEMONEY MANAGEMENTMONTHLY PAYMENTSNATIONAL POVERTYNATIONAL POVERTY LINENATURAL DISASTERSNUTRITIONNUTRITION SECURITYOCCUPATIONSOLDER INDIVIDUALSOLDER WORKERSOPPORTUNITY COSTSOUTPUTSPARTICIPATION RATEPARTICIPATIONSPAYMENT SCHEDULEPENSIONPENSION ENTITLEMENTSPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOORPOOR COMMUNITIESPOOR INFRASTRUCTUREPOVERTY GAPPOVERTY IMPACTPOVERTY LEVELPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPOVERTY TRAPSPRODUCTIVITYPROGRAM COVERAGEPROGRAM ELIGIBILITYPROGRAM WAGESPROTECTION POLICYPUBLIC BUILDINGSPUBLIC PENSIONSPUBLIC PROVISIONPUBLIC RESOURCEPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC WORKSPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMSPURCHASESQUESTIONNAIREREHABILITATION OF SCHOOLSREMOTE AREASREMOTE COMMUNITIESRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRESOURCE CONSTRAINTSROAD REHABILITATIONRURALRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL FEMALERURAL WAGESSAFETYSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSAFETY NETSSALARYSAVINGSSAVINGS ACCOUNTSSCHOOL FEEDINGSCHOOL FEESSELECTION CRITERIASEVERANCE PAYSKILLED WORKERSSKILLS TRAININGSMALLHOLDER FARMERSSOCIAL BENEFITSSOCIAL FUNDSSOCIAL INSURANCESOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SAFETY NETSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESOCIAL WELFARESTAKEHOLDERSTAKEHOLDERSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTARGETINGTARGETING MECHANISMSTECHNICAL SKILLSTEMPORARY EMPLOYMENTTEMPORARY JOBSTRAININGSTRANSACTIONTYPE OF WORKUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYMENTUNSKILLED LABORUNSKILLED WORKUNSKILLED WORKERSURBAN AREASURBAN COMMUNITIESVALUABLEVULNERABLE CHILDRENVULNERABLE FAMILIESVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDSVULNERABLE INDIVIDUALSWAGE DIFFERENTIALSWAGE RATEWARWELFARE INDICATORSWELFARE PROGRAMSWORK PROGRAMWORK PROJECTSWORKFAREWORKING HOURSWORKS PROGRAMYOUNG CHILDRENYOUNG PEOPLEYOUTHWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/27368