Andrews, ColinOvadiya, MireyRibes Ros, ChristopheWodon, Quentin2013-05-282013-05-282012-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13564This paper presents an assessment of the first phase (2008?2009) of Sierra Leone's cash for work program based on a qualitative and quantitative analysis examining program design features, main processes and impact. The assessment highlights that while cash for work was an appropriate crisis response, the challenge of achieving good targeting should not be underestimated. Findings from the assessment point to high inclusion errors of non?poor population quintiles, despite the program apparently many rules of best practice in program design. The assessment points to a series of factors to explain targeting performance, and future strategies consider mixed methods with a greater emphasis on the role of communities in affecting overall outcomes. The assessment notes areas of success during implementation, including the impact of the program in promoting cohesion amongst youth groups, as well as women. In this sense the assessment points to future strategies and options for moving cash for work forward under its expanded incarnation of the Youth Employment Support Project. Through the use of light qualitative and quantitative methods, the paper also advocates for similar assessments where monitoring and evaluation capacity are weak and time constraints tight.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO MARKETSADMINISTRATIVE COSTSAGE GROUPSAGRICULTURAL LANDASSISTANCE PROGRAMSBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARYCASH TRANSFERCASH TRANSFERSCLIMATE CHANGECOMMUNAL LABORCOMMUNITIESCOMMUNITY ASSETSCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURECOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCOMMUNITY PROJECTCOMMUNITY RESOURCESCONFLICTCONSUMPTION SMOOTHINGCORRUPTIONCOST EFFECTIVENESSDISTRICTSDROUGHTECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREELIGIBILITY CRITERIAEMERGENCY RESPONSEEMPLOYEEEMPLOYMENT CREATIONEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESESTIMATES OF POVERTYEXTERNAL SHOCKSEXTREME POVERTYFEMALEFEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDSFINANCIAL CRISISFLEXIBILITYFOOD INSECURITYFOOD NEEDSFOOD PRICEFOOD PRICESFOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD SECURITYFOOD STAPLESGAINFUL EMPLOYMENTGENDERGEOGRAPHIC TARGETINGHEALTH FACILITIESHIGH UNEMPLOYMENTHOUSEHOLD INCOMESHOUSEHOLD LEVELHOUSEHOLD POVERTYHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLDSHOUSESHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEXICRIMPACT EVALUATIONIMPACT ON POVERTYIMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION REPORTINCOMEINCOME TRANSFERINCOME TRANSFERSINDUSTRIAL RELATIONSINFORMAL SECTORINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSINTERVENTIONINTERVENTIONSJOBS CREATIONLABOR ABSORPTIONLABOR COSTLABOR COSTSLABOR MARKETLABOR SUPPLYLABORERSLAND OWNERSHIPLIFE EXPECTANCYLIVE BIRTHSLIVELIHOODLIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIESLIVELIHOOD SUPPORTLOCALITIESLOSS OF LIVELIHOODSMACROECONOMIC SHOCKSMANUAL LABORMARKET PRICESMARKET WAGEMARKET WAGESMEDICAL EXPENSESMINIMUM INCOMEMINIMUM WAGEMINIMUM WAGESNATURAL DISASTERSPARTICIPATION RATESPERMANENT EMPLOYMENTPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOORPOOR POPULATIONSPOVERTY DATAPOVERTY GAPPOVERTY LEVELPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY RELIEFPRIMARY OBJECTIVEPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENTPROGRAM BENEFICIARIESPROGRAM COSTPROGRAM DESIGNPROGRAM IMPLEMENTATIONPROGRAM WAGEPROJECT BENEFICIARIESPROTECTION POLICYPROTECTION SYSTEMPUBLIC PENSIONSPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC WORKSPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMSQUALITATIVE ANALYSISQUALITATIVE METHODSQUANTITATIVE METHODSREHABILITATION OF ROADSRELATIVE POVERTYRESERVATION WAGEROAD CONSTRUCTIONROAD MAINTENANCEROAD REHABILITATIONROADS REHABILITATIONRURALRURAL AREASRURAL FEEDERRURAL POPULATIONSRURAL YOUTHSAFETYSAFETY NETSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSAFETY NETSSCHOOL FEESSELECTION CRITERIASELF TARGETINGSERVICE DELIVERYSHORT TERM EMPLOYMENTSKILLS TRAININGSMALL BUSINESSESSOCIAL ACTIONSOCIAL ACTION PROGRAMSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL COHESIONSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL FUNDSOCIAL INCLUSIONSOCIAL INSTABILITYSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL WELFARESUBSISTENCE FARMERSSUBSTITUTION EFFECTSSUPPORT PROGRAMSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTARGETINGTARGETING MECHANISMSTEMPORARY EMPLOYMENTTEMPORARY JOBSTOTAL WAGESTOWNSTRANSFER PROGRAMTRANSPARENCYUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYED YOUTHUNEMPLOYMENTUNINTENDED EFFECTUNSKILLED LABORURBAN AREASURBAN POPULATIONSURBAN YOUTHVILLAGESVULNERABLE GROUPSVULNERABLE POPULATIONSWAGE INCOMEWAGE LEVELWAGE LEVELSWAGE RATEWAGE RATESWARWELFARE PROGRAMSWORK PROGRAMWORK PROGRAMSWORK PROJECTWORK REQUIREMENTWORKERWORKERSWORKS CONTRACTORSWORKS PROGRAMWORKS PROJECTWORKS PROJECTSYOUTHYOUTH EMPLOYMENTWorld Bank10.1596/13564