Sustaining Graduation: A review of the CLM program in Haiti

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1 Sustaining Graduation: A review of the CLM program in Haiti Alain Descieux Hébert Atus Chimen Lavi Miyo (CLM), Pathway for a Better Life Graduation and Social Protection Conference Kigali, 6-8 May 2014

2 Concern Worldwide Mission and history Nongovernmental, international, humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world s poorest countries Fonkoze Haitian Microfinance institution dedicated to building the foundation for democracy in Haiti by democratizing the Haitian economy History 1) CLM model based on the BRAC graduation model from Bangladesh 2) Concern adapted the model 3) Fonkoze took this forward with Concern Sustaining Graduation: A review of the CLM program in Haiti

3 Sustaining Graduation: A review of the CLM program in Haiti Fonkoze s staircase out of poverty

4 CLM Strategy CLM 1) Selection process 2) Behavioral change (BC) Construction of the Behaviour plan Identification of the main issues Development of the Plan of BC Weekly home visits Estab. of quarterly goal / each beneficiary Getting used to sharing their point of view in public Training on self confidence

5 Achievement The 5 cohorts 1. June 2007 to December 2009, 150 bnf 2. December 2009 to June 2011, 134 bnf 3. August 2010 to February 2012, 100 bnf 4. August 2011 to February 2013, 200 bnf 5. December 2011 to June 2013, 400 bnf Main Activities 1. Transfer of 2 IGA 2. Cash Transfer in the first 6 months 3. Assistance from the Case managers 4. Life skills training 5. Village Assistance Committees (VAC) 6. Weekly Conversations 7. Self confidence training Sustaining Graduation: A review of the CLM program in Haiti

6 Evaluation of CLM impact Methodology Results based on specific pieces of quantitative data collection Set of data collected: first in June 2007 (baseline) in June 2009 (two years later, six months after graduation) October 2012 (almost four years after graduation) Surveys 1. CLM report at 24 months 2. CLM report at 64 months First and second cohorts were surveyed Data collected: June 2007, June 2009, September 2012 Data from a control group (30 persons) is used too Sustaining Graduation: A review of the CLM program in Haiti

7 Asset progress for the 3 periods, including housing, productive assets and income Sustaining Graduation: A review of the CLM program in Haiti

8 Sustaining Graduation: A review of the CLM program in Haiti Responses to the question: How many children go to school? 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% None A few Half Most All 2007 (Baseline) 2009 (Graduation) 2012 (Ex Post)

9 Impact The sustainability of the livelihood is demonstrated 31% of beneficiaries continued to progress (+) 39% maintained their standard of living (=) 30% slipped back significantly (-) The cash transfer is very important to mitigate the risk of losing the Income Generating Activity transferred Unfortunately, no measurement of the impact of the behaviour change on the progress of the beneficiaries Sustaining Graduation: A review of the CLM program in Haiti

10 Impact Sustaining Graduation: A review of the CLM program in Haiti

11 Sustaining Graduation: A review of the CLM program in Haiti Conclusion The evaluation was made after 2 hurricanes devastated Haiti The assessment shows that only 1/3 of beneficiaries slipped back to the level obtained after graduation It's interesting to remember that even the 1/3 who slipped back significantly still have a better lifestyle than before they were integrated into the CLM project Fonkoze s own evaluators found them to be doing better than a control group of neighbors who had been richer than they were before the program started Nevertheless, we take these results as a serious challenge that pushes us to look for new ways to make sure that our graduates sustain their forward momentum for the long-term

12 Recommendations 1. The study suggests the benefit of the CLM program is sustainable for a long time after graduation, according to the asset tools used for evaluation 2. The assessment is based on asset evaluation tools. This needs to be questioned if we consider other dimensions of poverty like inequality, risk and vulnerability (HCUEP) 3. The CLM staff are working a lot on behaviour change but there s no indicator that measures its contribution to the progress of the beneficiary. This must be considered Sustaining Graduation: A review of the CLM program in Haiti

13 Further Information For Further Information, please consult: Specific CLM or Haiti information Or consult our partner organization Fonkoze at Sustaining Graduation: A review of the CLM program in Haiti