The Contribution of Urban Productive Safety Net Program on Food Security of Female Headed Households in Woreda Six, Yeka Sub City, Addis Ababa City Administration, Ethiopia
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2021-01
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The study was assessment of the contribution of urban productive safety net program on food
security of female headed households in woreda six, yeka sub city, Addis Ababa city administration,
Ethiopia. And with the central objective of the research in mind, the contribution of Urban
Productive Safety net Program to the improvement of food security among female headed households
at a given Urban Productive Safety net Program period. Target populations for this study were
female headed households of first round Urban Productive Safety net Program beneficiaries in
‘Woreda’ 06 of “Yeka” sub city who are expected to be gradated this year (2020/2021).
The sample size drawn was 219. Applied cross-sectional research design to measure, for the
quantitative part of the study as the sampling technique employed two stage clusters sampling; while,
purposive sampling was applied to the qualitative part. Primary information sources were first round
beneficiaries of female headed households and different key informants. Also applied mainly the
following information gathering tools these are household survey, focus group dissections, document
review and direct observation. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the qualitative data; whereas,
quantitative data was analyzed by percentage and frequency distribution and paired sample t-test. As
of the data presentation, analysis and discussion –Urban Productive Safety net Program has
significant contribution for improving Income per Adult equivalent per day of female headed
households with 95% level of significance. From among 109 of female headed households, who are
dependent of conditional cash transfer, still now 67 of them are under this category of ≤5379.48ETB
annual household expenditure Per Capita in Birr. And 37 of them were moderately food insecure;
while, 30 of them were mildly food insecure.
Based on the above findings, to some extent Urban Productive Safety net Program has contributed to
food access improvement. Finally, based on the findings and the conclusions made before, the
following recommendations are provided: the Woreda’ 06 of ‘Yeka’ sub city, Addis Ababa Food
Security and Productive Safety net Office should have a trend of consulting beneficiaries in respect
of their family condition in asset building process And the inadequacy of the cash transfer to meet
their basic needs of the beneficiaries should be adjusted in line with the current urban condition in
order to help them to move out of poverty.
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Urban Productive Safety Net Program, Food Security and Povertyincome status and Environment.