World Bank2012-12-052012-12-052012-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11912This report responds to the Government of Cameroon's strong interest in strengthening its social safety net system to support the poorest and most vulnerable households during crises. It is grounded in extensive discussions with government counterparts in a collaborative and inclusive process. The report incorporates detailed comments received from the government as well as important donors and partners through two participatory stakeholder workshops. In addition, it is a part of the World Bank's rapid social response program to support the Government of Cameroon in making its system of safety nets more comprehensive, flexible, and suitable to the country's economic and social conditions. In this context, the objective of this report is to lay the ground for a social safety net system that can address the needs of the poor in Cameroon. The high level of chronic poverty and high levels of malnutrition (especially in the northern regions of the country) call for targeted social safety net program. Therefore, the objective of this report is to: (i) assess the evolution and extent of poverty levels; (ii) provide a detailed, updated inventory of existing social safety net programs; (iii) identify their shortcomings; and (iv) propose suggestions, based on international experience, for improving the coverage, efficiency, relevance and financial sustainability of the most relevant programs to set the basis for a coherent safety net system.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSOLUTE TERMSACCESS TO SERVICESACUTE MALNUTRITIONADMINISTRATIVE COSTSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYARABLE LANDBASIC FOOD COMMODITIESBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARYBENEFIT LEVELSCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPACITY-BUILDINGCAPACITY-BUILDING SUPPORTCASH TRANSFERCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMSCASH TRANSFERSCASH-FOR-WORKCHILD BENEFITCHILD MORTALITYCHRONIC FOOD INSECURITYCHRONIC MALNUTRITIONCHRONIC POVERTYCHRONICALLY POORCONDITIONAL TRANSFERSCONSUMPTION BASKETCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURECOST-EFFECTIVENESSCOVARIATE SHOCKSDRINKING WATERDROUGHTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC RISKSEGSEMERGENCY RESPONSEEMPLOYMENT GUARANTEEEMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEMEEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMEXTERNAL FINANCINGEXTREME POVERTYFAMILY ALLOWANCESFAMINEFEE WAIVERSFINANCIAL CRISESFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL SUPPORTFOOD COMMODITIESFOOD CONSUMPTIONFOOD INSECURITYFOOD ITEMSFOOD NEEDSFOOD PRICEFOOD PRICE SUBSIDIESFOOD PRICESFOOD PROGRAMFOOD SECURITYFOOD STAMPSFOOD SUPPLYFOOD TRANSFERSFOOD-FOR-WORKHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH SERVICESHOME RATIONSHOUSEHOLD BUDGETHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONHOUSEHOLD HEADHOUSEHOLD HEADSHOUSEHOLD SIZEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD VULNERABILITYHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN CAPITAL FORMATIONHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEXIMPACT OF SHOCKSINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINCOMEINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME GROWTHINCOME REDISTRIBUTIONINCOME SUPPORTINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIESINDIVIDUAL RISKSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSURANCE SCHEMESINTERNATIONAL AIDJOB TRAININGLABOR LAWSLABOR MARKET POLICIESLABOR MARKET PROGRAMSLIFE EXPECTANCYLIVE BIRTHSMACROECONOMIC CRISISMACROECONOMIC RISKMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMALNUTRITIONMUTUAL INSURANCENUMBER OF CHILDRENNUTRITION PROGRAMSNUTRITIONAL PROGRAMSPENSIONPENSIONSPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLITICAL FEASIBILITYPOORPOOR COUNTRIESPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR INDIVIDUALSPOOR INFRASTRUCTUREPOOR PEOPLEPOOR PERSONPOVERTY ANALYSISPOVERTY DYNAMICSPOVERTY GAPPOVERTY INCIDENCEPOVERTY LEVELPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY POVERTYPOVERTY PROFILEPOVERTY RATEPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMSPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERPRICE SUBSIDIESPRICE SUBSIDYPROTECTION POLICIESPROTECTION POLICYPROTECTION SYSTEMPROTECTION SYSTEMSPUBLIC ACTIONPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SPENDINGPUBLIC WORKSPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMSREGIONAL AVERAGEREGIONAL DISTRIBUTIONRURALRURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL INHABITANTSRURAL PHENOMENONRURAL REGIONSSAFETY NETSAFETY NET MEASURESSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSAFETY NET SYSTEMSAFETY NET SYSTEMSSANITATIONSCHOOL COMPLETIONSCHOOL ENROLLMENTSCHOOL FEEDINGSCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMSSCHOOL FEESSCHOOL SUPPLIESSHOCKSINGLE PARENTSSKILLS TRAININGSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL INSTABILITYSOCIAL INSURANCESOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMSSOCIAL PENSIONSSOCIAL POLICIESSOCIAL PROGRAMSSOCIAL PROJECTSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL RISKSSOCIAL SAFETY NETSOCIAL SAFETY NETSSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL TRANSFERSOCIAL TRANSFERSSPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONSSNSUBSIDIZINGSUBSISTENCESUPPLEMENTARY FEEDINGSUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING PROGRAMSUSTAINABLE GROWTHTARGETINGTARGETING MECHANISMSTAX EXEMPTIONSTRANSFER PROGRAMTRANSFERS IN CASHTRANSIENT POORTRANSIENT POVERTYTRANSITORY POVERTYUNEMPLOYMENTUNIVERSAL SUBSIDIESVILLAGE COMMUNITIESVOCATIONAL TRAININGVOUCHERSVULNERABILITY TO POVERTYVULNERABLE CHILDRENVULNERABLE GROUPSVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDSVULNERABLE INDIVIDUALSVULNERABLE PEOPLEVULNERABLE POPULATIONSWORK PROGRAMSWORKS PROGRAMWorld Bank10.1596/11912