Kenya OVC-CT Programme Operational and Impact Evaluation

aseline levels of the welfare indicators which will form the focus of the impact analysis once thefollow-up survey has been implemented; finally Section 5 concludes.The report benefited from comments given on a presentation of draft results to a group ofstakeholders in June 2008.1.5 Terminology and definitionsLocation – A location is a geographical area corresponding to a specific official administrative unit.Each district (wilaya) is subdivided into divisions (taarafa), and these in turn are subdivided intolocations (kata). The programme is being implemented by location, with the targeting taking placewithin each location in which the programme operates. In Nairobi locations are much larger (interms of population) than in other areas, so here the programme is operating by sub-location (katandogo). In this report the term location refers to sub-locations in Nairobi and administrativelocations in the other six distiricts covered by the evaluation (Kwale, Garissa, Homa Bay, Suba,Kisumu and Migori).Programme location – a programme location is a location in which the OVC-CT programme isoperating.Evaluation location – an evaluation location is a location that is being covered by the evaluation.The evaluation covers four locations per district, two treatment locations and two control locations.Treatment location – a treatment location is an evaluation location in which the programme isoperating, i.e. it is a programme location covered by the evaluation. There are two treatmentlocations per district.Control location – a control location is an evaluation location in which the programme is notoperating. There are two control locations per district.Enumeration area – a location is divided into sub-locations, and these in turn are sub-divided intoenumeration areas. The enumeration areas do not correspond to any administration level ofauthority or unit, rather they are the small geographical unit used in the national census.OVC household – an OVC household is any household containing at least one OVC (orphan orother vulnerable child). A child (aged below 18) is defined as an OVC if they are an orphan (singleor double), they are chronically ill 9 , or they are looked after by a carer who is chronically ill.Recipient household – a recipient household is a household which is participating in the OVC-CTprogramme, i.e. is receiving cash transfer payments. All recipient households should be OVChouseholds. 10Treatment household – a treatment household is any recipient household that is situated in atreatment location.9 According to the OVC programme’s targeting manual, a chronically ill person is defined as: “a person whohas at least been chronically ill for the last 3 months and is both physically ill and socially incapable ofworking. Among the illnesses under this category are the following: tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS or cancer.Chronically ill is defined as a disease which cannot be cured and is terminal.”10 As a result of targeting errors a very small proportion of recipient households may not contain OVCs.8