Project report
Kenya - Social and Economic Inclusion Project : indigenous peoples plan : Vulnerable and marginalised group framework
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Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-sonnet-5-5This is a framework document for the Kenya Social and Economic Inclusion Project (KSEIP), which aims to help poor and vulnerable people access social and economic inclusion and shock-responsive social protection. It lists possible negative impacts, such as tension between beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries, poor targeting, and over-reliance on cash transfers. It also lists measures to reduce these risks, including skills training, better targeting, outreach to communities and involving both majority and minority groups in project design. Children are only touched on directly through nutrition counselling for parents.
Key points
- The project aims to enhance access of poor and vulnerable people to integrated social and economic inclusion and shock-responsive social protection.
- Listed negative impacts include tension between beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries, poor targeting and exclusion, and inadequate engagement in decision-making.
- Mitigation includes entrepreneurial skills, leadership and civic education training, and access to devolved funds such as UWEZO and the Youth and Women Funds.
- Nutrition counselling is to include guidance on nutritious food and the importance of parents giving it to their children.
- The project would target existing National Safety Net Program beneficiaries, with some non-beneficiaries included in economic inclusion interventions.
Limitations
Only the abstract is available, and it describes planned risks and mitigation measures rather than results. Children are not the main focus, and no data on child outcomes are given.
Abstract
The development objective of Social and Economic Inclusion Project for Kenya is to enhance access of poor and vulnerable to integrated social and economic inclusion as well as shock-responsive social protection. Some of the negative impacts include: i) increased tension between beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries; ii) over-reliance on cash transfers and failure to engage in livelihood activities that build resilience to climate change; iii) absence of broad community support; iv) inadequate engagement in decision-making processes; v) poor targeting of beneficiaries and exclusion; vi) broken promises and unmet expectations of benefits; vii) disruption to amenities and lifestyle; viii) loss of livelihood; ix) violation of human rights; x) social dislocation; Some of the mitigation measures include: (i) increased access to self-employment opportunities through investments; (ii) development of entrepreneurial skills for setting up businesses but also to access devolved funds (UWEZO, Youth and Women Funds); (iii) skills development in leadership, managing groups and civic education, and (iv) training on personal and community development; (v) Government has committed to universal NHIF coverage, but KSEIP would only target existing National Safety Net Program (NSNP) beneficiaries; (vi) ensure proper targeting so that multiple HHs are not considered as one; (vii) Economic inclusion interventions would also include some non-NSNP beneficiaries; (viii) nutrition counseling to include guidance on nutritional food and importance of parents providing their children with nutritional food; (ix) economic inclusion interventions would also include some non-NSNP beneficiaries; (x) beneficiary outreach strategy, enhancing the understanding of communities on the need for inclusion of all VMGs; (xi) create better awareness among beneficiaries that the CT programs are resilience building and should not be seen as humanitarian assistance; (xii) Involve both majority and minority groups in project design, planning and implementation; (Kenya)