Feasibility study on a capital-based income generation scheme for ...

4.1.1. Target group and objectives........................................................................................................32
4.1.2. Targeting criteria and process.....................................................................................................32
4.1.3. Amount of monthly transfers .....................................................................................................34
4.1.4. Financing and delivery mechanism ............................................................................................34
4.1.5. Expected use of the transfers by beneficiary households .......................................................35
4.1.6. Expected impact of transfers at household level .....................................................................36
4.1.7. Expected impact on the local economy and community........................................................36
4.1.8. Expected contribution of project to Save the Children’s five dimensions of change.........37
4.1.9. Project costs ..................................................................................................................................38
4.2. Socio-economic and cultural feasibility of the project......................................................38
4.2.1. Target group preferences regarding cash/in-kind and delivery mechanisms.......................38
4.2.2. Retaining control over cash transfers ........................................................................................38
4.2.3. Compatibility with religious beliefs............................................................................................39
4.2.4. Compatibility with gender and child protection issues............................................................39
4.2.5. Compatibility with community perceptions..............................................................................39
4.2.6. Compatibility with markets for goods, services and credit.....................................................39
4.2.7. Cost-effectiveness compared to in-kind transfer projects ......................................................40
4.2.8. Sustainability..................................................................................................................................40
4.3. Institutional feasibility ............................................................................................................40
4.4. Political feasibility....................................................................................................................41
4.5. Risks and risk mitigation strategies.......................................................................................41
4.5.1. Inclusion and exclusion errors....................................................................................................41
4.5.2. Leakages, diversion, taxation of funds or other interference .................................................42
4.5.3. Inflation .........................................................................................................................................42
4.5.4. Equity concerns ............................................................................................................................42
4.6. Monitoring cost-effectiveness, utilisation, impact and risks of the project ...................43
References ................................................................................................................... 44
Appendices
Appendix 1: Terms of reference ..................................................................................................46
Appendix 2: Organisations and persons contacted...................................................................51
Appendix 3: Methodology, check lists and questionnaire used ..............................................53
Appendix 4: Cash and voucher-based responses in emergencies...........................................63
Appendix 5: Possible advantages and disadvantages of cash-based approaches .................64
Appendix 6: Distribution of Samurdhi recipient households by monthly household
income decile, 2002........................................................................................................................65
Appendix 7: Ongoing and planned livelihood recovery programmes of Save the Children,
CARE and Christian Aid in Trincomalee District ....................................................................66
Appendix 8: Costs and monthly net income projected from participation in income
generating projects offered by Save the Children in Trincomalee District...........................67
Appendix 9: Daily News article on targeting and........................................................................68
co-ordination of tsunami aid.........................................................................................................68
Appendix 10: Household structure of extremely poor and labour-scarce households in
Faisal Nagar and Gopalaporum ...................................................................................................69
Appendix 11: Household structure of extremely poor households with labour in Faisal
Nagar and Gopalaporum...............................................................................................................71
Appendix 12: Logical framework, plan of activities and cost calculation for project .........73