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Child Grants Programme (CGP)
Programme
Country
Geographic area
Previous programme name (if any)
Child Grants Programme (CGP)
Lesotho
Start date 2009 1
Programme objectives
Sub-Saharan Africa
To improve the living standards and health status of orphans
and vulnerable children (OVC), reduce malnutrition and increase
school enrolment. 2
Programme type Unconditional cash transfer 3
Programme components
Conditionalities (if any)
The cash transfer is ‘unconditional’, but households are informed
that the transfer is addressed to the needs of their children. 1
Targeting methods Proxy means test and community-based targeting. 3
Target areas Nationwide 2
Target groups Poor and vulnerable households 3
Eligibility criteria Poor households with OVC (aged 0–17) or child-headed households 1
Eligibility reassessment (if any)
Type of benefits Cash 3
Amount of benefits LSL360–750 3
Payment/delivery frequency Quarterly 3
Benefit delivery mechanism
Benefits are delivered through a cash-in-transit firm
at one or two pay points per Community Council. 1
Benefit recipients Head of household 1
Minimum and maximum
duration of benefits (if any)
Coverage
24,500 households
Programme expenditure
0.22 per cent of GDP
Institutions and agencies involved Ministry of Social Development;
financial support from the European Commission 3
Monitoring and evaluation
mechanisms and frequency
See the references on page 175: Child Grants Programme (CGP)
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