Episode 6: The Power of Safety Nets in Egypt

Research Talks

Can impact evaluation drive changes in the design of social safety net programs? This episode features Egypt’s Minister of Social Solidarity Nivine El-Kabbag along with IFPRI researchers Clemens Breisinger and Hoda El Enbaby. In a conversation with Sivan Yosef and Drew Sample, they share the story of how IFPRI collaborated with the government of Egypt to evaluate the country’s first national conditional cash transfer program, Takaful and Karama. The research results had a powerful impact, prompting policymakers to allocate more funds to protecting the poor. The evaluation was commissioned by the World Bank and funded by the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office. To learn more: -Blog post : https://www.ifpri.org/blog/evaluation-finds-successes-egypts-first-conditional-cash-transfer-program -Book Chapter : https://www.ifpri.org/publication/targeting-social-safety-nets-using-proxy-means-tests-evidence-egypts-takaful-and-karama -Policy Brief : https://www.ifpri.org/publication/egypts-takaful-and-karama-cash-transfer-program-evaluation-program-impacts-and Donors & Partners: - United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office : https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office - World Bank : https://www.worldbank.org/ Interviewees: Nivine El-Kabbag, Clemens Breisinger, Hoda El Enbaby Interviewers: Sivan Yosef, Drew Sample Producer: Sivan Yosef Editor: Jennifer Weingart Promotions: Drew Sample