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Morocco’s Cash Transfer for Children (Tayssir Programme)
Programme
Country
Geographic area
Morocco’s Cash Transfer for Children (Tayssir Programme)
Morocco
Middle East and North Africa
Previous programme name (if any)
Start date 2008 1
Programme objectives To reduce attrition from and dropout rates in schools. 2
Programme type Conditional and unconditional cash transfer. 1
Programme components
The Tayssir programme divided the targeted population
(served by 266 schools) into 4 groups:
• a group of 81 schools which received unconditional
transfers distributed either to the mother (in 40 schools)
or to the father (in 41 schools);
• a group of 62 schools (with attendance control performed
by the teachers) which received a conditional transfer delivered
either to the mother (in 32 schools) or to the father (in 30 schools);
• a group of 61 schools (with attendance control performed by teachers and
random checks by inspectors) receiving a conditional transfer delivered
either to the mother (31 schools) or to the father (30 schools);
• a group of 62 schools (with attendance control via biometric machinery)
receiving a conditional transfer delivered either to the mother
(31 schools) or to the father (31 schools). 3
Conditionalities (if any)
For the groups that received the conditional transfer, school attendance
was required, with the maximum limit of absences set to four per month
for primary students and six for secondary students. 3
Targeting methods Geographical and categorical targeting. 2
Target areas 266 schools in 17 provinces of the country’s rural area 1,3
Target groups
Children
Eligibility criteria
For children: aged 6–15 and enrolled in the targeted schools;
the maximum number of beneficiary children per household is 3.
For families: parents older than 16 years, who are residents
of small rural villages within the service area of selected schools. 2,3
Eligibility reassessment (if any)
Type of benefits
Cash
Amount of benefits
MAD60–100 (USD16–27) per child in the first
and second years of primary school.
MAD60 (USD16) for those in the 3 rd
and 4 th years of primary school.
MAD80 (USD22) for those in the 5 th year.
MAD100 (USD27) for those in the 6 th year.
MAD140 (USD38) per child in secondary school. 1,3
Payment/delivery frequency
Monthly
Benefit delivery mechanism
Beneficiaries living less than one hour away
from the nearest postal agency: in-person collection.
Beneficiaries living more than one hour away from the nearest
postal agency: postal agent delivers the benefit to the targeted school. 2
Benefit recipients Students’ parents 1
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