PKH Conditional Cash Transfer
This is a first for Indonesia: Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH) is the only household-targeted social assistance initiative to have designed randomized impact evaluation into the initial allocation of the program. This brings three major benefits for...
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Format: | Report |
Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Jakarta
2017
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/845441468258848819/Program-Keluarga-Harapan-PKH-conditional-cash-transfer http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26697 |
Summary: | This is a first for Indonesia: Program
Keluarga Harapan (PKH) is the only household-targeted social
assistance initiative to have designed randomized impact
evaluation into the initial allocation of the program. This
brings three major benefits for policymakers: 1) the
evidence available for evaluating the impacts of the PKH
program on household welfare is extensive and sound; 2) the
program design and the impact analysis design have generated
additional excitement, both nationally and internationally,
about the program, its goals and social assistance
initiatives in general; and 3) the results and underlying
data will be made publicly available, which has already
spurred interest in additional evaluations that will stock
the shelves of social assistance policy research libraries.
PKH's success in delivering real benefits to the very
poor and in changing behaviors deserves further support and
encouragement. PKH's initial weaknesses in
implementation and delivery deserve continuing attention and
thoughtful solutions for greater effectiveness. The
Government of Indonesia (GOI) plans on expanding the PKH
program to as many as three million households; while it is
doing so, it should continue to refine implementation,
coordinate and collaborate with affiliated service providers
in health, education, and local government services, and
continue developing a corps of organized, enthusiastic, and
skilled facilitators who can assist very poor households in
achieving healthier behaviors. |
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