Assessment of Productive Safety Net Program with Particular Emphasis on Public Work, the Case Study of Two kebeles in Lanforo Wereda, SNNPR.
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2008-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The productive safety Net Program is the compollent of the larger food security program in Ethiopia. The
program (PSNP) has two key oNectives namely preventing household asset and creating community
assets through public works. It is practiced in the rural parts of the major regions of Ethiopia. The study
wereda, Lanforo, started to benefit from the program since 2005.
Though there are reporls for the contribution of the program to asset protection, there are also observed
problems particularly on the public works. These include poor quality of public works, maintenance
problem, work burden on female-headed households, low participation of both beneficiaries and no~ -
beneficiaries in the community work. Taking these problems into consideration, this paper aimed at
assessing the PSNl' with particular emphasis on the public works.
This research is expected to shed some light on the PSNP particularly on the public work. It is important
to ensure the effectiveness and the sustainability of the public work that is the core component of the
program. This can be achieved by giving inpul to concerned bodies who work for the improvement of the
program. Furthermore, it can be a baseforfill'ther research work.
The research was conducted in Lanforo wereda taking two kebeles namely Lanforo Geblll}{/ and Tara
KikoTll. They are taken as representative kebeles since they are located in one of the two agro- ecological
zones in the wereda. Moreover, these kebeles practice intensive public works. From these kebeles 125
sample households, which is 13% of the total beneficiaries, was taken for the study.
The major findings of the research include that PSNP program has contributed 10 the protection of assets
(household assets, productive asset, and livestock assets) and creating community assets. Nonetheless, the
sludy made on Ihe public works of the program especially on soil and water conservation practices
indicated Ihat there are challenges of the public work Ihat can threaten the sustainability of the work.
According 10 the survey result, most of the households were not involved during the selection of the public
work. They also reported that they did not regularly participate in the maintenance work and in the
comll1unity work. In addition 10 the beneficiaries, the participation of the non-beneficiaries to Ihe
community work is lo .... v.
Most of the respondenls also indicated that they fixe problems like lack of equipments and lack of training
and follow up, absence of child heallh care, lack of first aid service. Since there is weak support given to
female-headed households, they are forced to shoulder work burden that have created problem in
domestic work and childcare. The sludy also revealed that most of the household, stated payment reiated
problems like late payment, low amount compared to the public work. Besides, the existing type of the
payment (cash only) is also a problem for most of the respondents.
In general, the study shows that the PSNl' has registered a positive result in asset protection and building.
Nonetheless, these results can be reversed unless measures are taken to solve the problems. Regarding the
public works, 1II0st of the works do not go in line with the principles and procedures of the program
implementation manual.
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Assessment of Productive Safety Net Program