“The CCT grants, on average, only account for about 11 percent of the income of the poorest recipient households,” said World Bank Country Director Motoo Konishi. “Yet,
for poor and vulnerable households the grants are very important. Two
rounds of rigorous impact evaluation show that they use the money to buy
food, school uniforms and school supplies for their children.”
The impact evaluation studies, according to Konishi, also show that CCT is delivering on its objectives: keeping poor children in school and healthy:
“As we speak, DSWD is conducting the second round of household assessment, which is needed to update the database,” said Secretary Soliman. “As of September 22, 2015, we have collected data from almost 14.4 million households. The target is 15.3 million, or 75 percent of all households in the Philippines. This updated database of poor and vulnerable households across the country will be the basis to select the succeeding sets of CCT beneficiaries.”
“What is good about this program is that many sectors are watching: media, local government, civil society groups, local leaders, and policy makers,” Secretary Soliman added. “Their continuing feedback helps ensure continuing improvements in the implementation of the program."
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2015/09/23/philippines-cct-proven-to-keep-poor-children-healthy-and-in-school
The impact evaluation studies, according to Konishi, also show that CCT is delivering on its objectives: keeping poor children in school and healthy:
- Enrollment among poor elementary school children increased by 5 percentage points, while secondary education enrollment increased by 7percentage points.
- The program increased prenatal and postnatal care by 10 percentage points and increased the delivery of babies in health facilities by skilled health professionals by 20 percentage points.
- Children benefited by receiving higher intake of vitamin A and iron supplementation by around 12 percentage points and by increased weight monitoring visits to health facilities by 18 percentage points.
“As we speak, DSWD is conducting the second round of household assessment, which is needed to update the database,” said Secretary Soliman. “As of September 22, 2015, we have collected data from almost 14.4 million households. The target is 15.3 million, or 75 percent of all households in the Philippines. This updated database of poor and vulnerable households across the country will be the basis to select the succeeding sets of CCT beneficiaries.”
“What is good about this program is that many sectors are watching: media, local government, civil society groups, local leaders, and policy makers,” Secretary Soliman added. “Their continuing feedback helps ensure continuing improvements in the implementation of the program."
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2015/09/23/philippines-cct-proven-to-keep-poor-children-healthy-and-in-school
