Cameroon : Social Safety Nets

Cameroon : Social Safety Nets

This report responds to the Government of Cameroon's strong interest in strengthening its social safety net system to support the poorest and most vulnerable households during crises. It is grounded in extensive discussions with government cou...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Social Protection Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE TERMS ACCESS TO SERVICES ACUTE MALNUTRITION ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY ARABLE LAND BASIC FOOD COMMODITIES BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BENEFIT LEVELS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY-BUILDING CAPACITY-BUILDING SUPPORT CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CASH-FOR-WORK CHILD BENEFIT CHILD MORTALITY CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY CHRONIC MALNUTRITION CHRONIC POVERTY CHRONICALLY POOR CONDITIONAL TRANSFERS CONSUMPTION BASKET CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE COST-EFFECTIVENESS COVARIATE SHOCKS DRINKING WATER DROUGHT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC RISKS EGS EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM EXTERNAL FINANCING EXTREME POVERTY FAMILY ALLOWANCES FAMINE FEE WAIVERS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOOD COMMODITIES FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD INSECURITY FOOD ITEMS FOOD NEEDS FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICE SUBSIDIES FOOD PRICES FOOD PROGRAM FOOD SECURITY FOOD STAMPS FOOD SUPPLY FOOD TRANSFERS FOOD-FOR-WORK HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SERVICES HOME RATIONS HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD VULNERABILITY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX IMPACT OF SHOCKS INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GROWTH INCOME REDISTRIBUTION INCOME SUPPORT INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES INDIVIDUAL RISKS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE SCHEMES INTERNATIONAL AID JOB TRAINING LABOR LAWS LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVE BIRTHS MACROECONOMIC CRISIS MACROECONOMIC RISK MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MALNUTRITION MUTUAL INSURANCE NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUTRITION PROGRAMS NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS PENSION PENSIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL FEASIBILITY POOR POOR COUNTRIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR INDIVIDUALS POOR INFRASTRUCTURE POOR PEOPLE POOR PERSON POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY DYNAMICS POVERTY GAP POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY POVERTY POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER PRICE SUBSIDIES PRICE SUBSIDY PROTECTION POLICIES PROTECTION POLICY PROTECTION SYSTEM PROTECTION SYSTEMS PUBLIC ACTION PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS REGIONAL AVERAGE REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL INHABITANTS RURAL PHENOMENON RURAL REGIONS SAFETY NET SAFETY NET MEASURES SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NET SYSTEM SAFETY NET SYSTEMS SANITATION SCHOOL COMPLETION SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SCHOOL FEES SCHOOL SUPPLIES SHOCK SINGLE PARENTS SKILLS TRAINING SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INSTABILITY SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL PENSIONS SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROJECTS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL RISKS SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL TRANSFER SOCIAL TRANSFERS SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION SSN SUBSIDIZING SUBSISTENCE SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING PROGRAM SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TARGETING TARGETING MECHANISMS TAX EXEMPTIONS TRANSFER PROGRAM TRANSFERS IN CASH TRANSIENT POOR TRANSIENT POVERTY TRANSITORY POVERTY UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSAL SUBSIDIES VILLAGE COMMUNITIES VOCATIONAL TRAINING VOUCHERS VULNERABILITY TO POVERTY VULNERABLE CHILDREN VULNERABLE GROUPS VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS VULNERABLE PEOPLE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WORK PROGRAMS WORKS PROGRAM
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16626110/cameroon-social-safety-nets http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11912

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Summary:	This report responds to the Government of Cameroon's strong interest in strengthening its social safety net system to support the poorest and most vulnerable households during crises. It is grounded in extensive discussions with government counterparts in a collaborative and inclusive process. The report incorporates detailed comments received from the government as well as important donors and partners through two participatory stakeholder workshops. In addition, it is a part of the World Bank's rapid social response program to support the Government of Cameroon in making its system of safety nets more comprehensive, flexible, and suitable to the country's economic and social conditions. In this context, the objective of this report is to lay the ground for a social safety net system that can address the needs of the poor in Cameroon. The high level of chronic poverty and high levels of malnutrition (especially in the northern regions of the country) call for targeted social safety net program. Therefore, the objective of this report is to: (i) assess the evolution and extent of poverty levels; (ii) provide a detailed, updated inventory of existing social safety net programs; (iii) identify their shortcomings; and (iv) propose suggestions, based on international experience, for improving the coverage, efficiency, relevance and financial sustainability of the most relevant programs to set the basis for a coherent safety net system.

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