How social capital can inform targeting formal social safety net interventions in vulnerable communities in eastern Ethiopia: an ethnographic case study
Abstract Safety nets in Ethiopia are targeted and delivered in a context in which informal social capital practices also operate. But the role of social relations is largely overlooked in welfare programming. Understanding how social capital is mobilized and under which condition it enhances or cons...
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| author | Getachew Shambel Endris Paul Kibwika Bernard B. Obaa Jemal Yousuf Hassan |
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| description | Abstract Safety nets in Ethiopia are targeted and delivered in a context in which informal social capital practices also operate. But the role of social relations is largely overlooked in welfare programming. Understanding how social capital is mobilized and under which condition it enhances or constrains social safety net targeting may inform policy to design sustainable and inclusive welfare programs to improve household resilience. Using an ethnographic case study design, we studied the role of social capital in the implementation of a welfare intervention. Data were collected through observations and interviews with 30 households. Besides, data on household social network characteristics were collected using semi-structured interviews. The result suggested that greater access to social capital by a household enhances the efficiency of safety net targeting and delivery. Positioning the social transfer instruments within the broader sets of community social arrangements can optimize the allocation of scarce safety net resources and improves community relationships. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-510d81165b664e69b7b8f0fddc7034092022-12-21T17:58:44ZengSpringerOpenJournal of International Humanitarian Action2364-34122364-34042020-07-015111710.1186/s41018-020-00075-3How social capital can inform targeting formal social safety net interventions in vulnerable communities in eastern Ethiopia: an ethnographic case studyGetachew Shambel Endris0Paul Kibwika1Bernard B. Obaa2Jemal Yousuf Hassan3Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, Haramaya UniversityDepartment of Extension and Innovation Studies, Makerere UniversityDepartment of Extension and Innovation Studies, Makerere UniversityDepartment of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, Haramaya UniversityAbstract Safety nets in Ethiopia are targeted and delivered in a context in which informal social capital practices also operate. But the role of social relations is largely overlooked in welfare programming. Understanding how social capital is mobilized and under which condition it enhances or constrains social safety net targeting may inform policy to design sustainable and inclusive welfare programs to improve household resilience. Using an ethnographic case study design, we studied the role of social capital in the implementation of a welfare intervention. Data were collected through observations and interviews with 30 households. Besides, data on household social network characteristics were collected using semi-structured interviews. The result suggested that greater access to social capital by a household enhances the efficiency of safety net targeting and delivery. Positioning the social transfer instruments within the broader sets of community social arrangements can optimize the allocation of scarce safety net resources and improves community relationships.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41018-020-00075-3TargetingHumanitarian assistanceSocial capitalSafety netsHousehold resilienceEthiopia |
| spellingShingle | Getachew Shambel Endris Paul Kibwika Bernard B. Obaa Jemal Yousuf Hassan How social capital can inform targeting formal social safety net interventions in vulnerable communities in eastern Ethiopia: an ethnographic case study Journal of International Humanitarian Action Targeting Humanitarian assistance Social capital Safety nets Household resilience Ethiopia |
| title | How social capital can inform targeting formal social safety net interventions in vulnerable communities in eastern Ethiopia: an ethnographic case study |
| title_full | How social capital can inform targeting formal social safety net interventions in vulnerable communities in eastern Ethiopia: an ethnographic case study |
| title_fullStr | How social capital can inform targeting formal social safety net interventions in vulnerable communities in eastern Ethiopia: an ethnographic case study |
| title_full_unstemmed | How social capital can inform targeting formal social safety net interventions in vulnerable communities in eastern Ethiopia: an ethnographic case study |
| title_short | How social capital can inform targeting formal social safety net interventions in vulnerable communities in eastern Ethiopia: an ethnographic case study |
| title_sort | how social capital can inform targeting formal social safety net interventions in vulnerable communities in eastern ethiopia an ethnographic case study |
| topic | Targeting Humanitarian assistance Social capital Safety nets Household resilience Ethiopia |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41018-020-00075-3 |
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