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[경제] Enhancing the Conditional Cash Transfer Experience in Lao PDR : The Beneficiary Feedback Survey, 2021
라오스 국외연구자료 연구보고서 - World Bank 발간일 : 2022-04-11 등록일 : 2022-04-13 원문링크
The Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) introduced its first Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program, called Helping Hand, in 2021. This program provides cash grants to poor and vulnerable households that include pregnant women or children under two years old across four provinces where poverty and child stunting rates are high. The program aims to alleviate immediate poverty and malnutrition among children by addressing their consumption needs, while also improving human capital and thus breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty. The program promotes financial inclusion among unbanked poor families, especially women. Enrollment of beneficiaries started in February 2021, followed by distribution of the first payment in April 2021. The first payment was made in-cash directly by the contracted Payment Service Provider (PSP). Beneficiaries can choose from in-cash or digital payment options (opening PSP accounts or receiving payments in their existing accounts) for subsequent payments. This study has two objectives: 1) to capture lessons from the initial implementation of Helping Hand to inform policies and procedures for operations in Laos and beyond; and 2) to assess opportunities and challenges in introducing and expanding digital payment options among Helping Hand beneficiaries. Specifically, this note summarizes the key findings and lessons learned from the beneficiary experience survey conducted in August 2021.
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