A structured, transparent approach from community engagement to social protection delivery.
Before any data collection begins, GNHR teams engage with local district assemblies, traditional authorities, and community leaders. Public sensitization meetings explain the purpose of the registry, the data collection process, and the rights of households. This ensures community buy-in and cooperation.
Trained enumerators visit households door-to-door, collecting socio-economic data using electronic tablets. The data collection instrument captures information on household demographics, housing conditions, assets, income sources, and vulnerability indicators.
A four-tier quality assurance process ensures data integrity: field verification during collection, supervisory review of data sets, community-level validation where households verify their information, and automated system audits for consistency and accuracy.
Validated data undergoes the Proxy Means Test (PMT) scoring, classifying households into welfare categories: Extreme Poor, Poor, and Non-Poor. This classification provides the analytical foundation for targeting social protection interventions.
Processed data is securely stored in the national registry. Authorized agencies and development partners can request data access through formal channels, enabling evidence-based policy making and programme targeting while maintaining data privacy and security.
The registry data directly supports the delivery of social protection programmes including LEAP cash transfers, school feeding, national health insurance, and other poverty-focused interventions, ensuring benefits reach those who need them most.
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