Policy impact: how evidence informed the evolution of social protection in Kenya

The FCDO’s annual review of 2017-18 said the the changing needs and priorities of the government and impact evaluation demonstrated that ‘the assumptions of donors, the body of evidence we produced was useful and the original theory of change were valid’. [...] programme The findings of the Oxford Policy Impact evaluation evidence provided the much-needed proof of concept to support the government’s decision to make Management (OPM) evaluations a strategic shift from food aid to cash transfers and ensure have been very useful not only for the scale up and sustainability of the HSNP. [...] This conducted, along with the operational monitoring system study informed the design and implementation of the new it established, provided crucial evidence for shaping the targeting approach that was to be used across the different design of the HSNP’s subsequent phases and the NSNP social assistance programmes in the country. [...] We John Gachigi were able to maximise the value of FORMER HEAD OF DIRECTORATE OF SOCIAL the significant investment made in ASSISTANCE, KENYA registration and targeting through The evidence produced during the pilot phase was useful for the increased use of the system by informing the design of the first ever emergency payment other stakeholders. [...] The studies carried out in the James Oduor second phase of the HSNP also informed the government’s FORMER CEO OF NDMA decision to add components on nutrition and cash transfers, and for supporting the HSNP Phase 3.9 The assessment of the targeting approach for selecting households that would be beneficiaries of the HSNP was an important component of the evaluation during the pilot Evidence for inf.