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This study, has focused on challenges facing conditional cash transfer beneficiaries
in improving their household's livelihood in Chamwino District Council,
specifically, it addressed obstacles which CCT beneficiaries encountered in spending
the provided grants to generate income, food consumption patterns in households and
the issues encountered in spending the provided grants for education and health
services. This study has employed cross-sectional design which addressed the
characteristics of the CCT beneficiaries at a certain point in time at Chamwino
District. The sample size comprised of the 134 respondents in quantitative and 50
respondents (18 from in-depth interview and 32 from FGD) in qualitative approach.
Subtracting 26 respondent who involved once again in FGD makes a grand total of
158 sample size. This study has used in-depth interviews, focus group discussions,
observation, and questionnaires with both open-ended and closed questions. Findings
showed that, insufficient amount of money, environmental factors, the old age, health
potential and lack of entrepreneurship skills were the barriers which faced the
beneficiaries in spending the provided income. It has been noted basically that, there
was a limited awareness of the food consumption among the CCT beneficiaries in the
households, they also consumed meals mostly once per day. However, price
fluctuation, failure to generate income, a little amount provided and increases in life
expenses were the issues counteracting CCT beneficiaries in accessing nutritional
food. It has been noted additionally that, the received amount failed to meet the
medicine needs, likewise the CCT beneficiaries failed to cover their immediate
hospital bills among the others which related to school expenses for their children.
The study suggests that, the CCT programme must provide an adequate amount of
cash to the beneficiaries so as to meet their basic needs but also it should impart the
entrepreneurship skills to beneficiaries, so as to make them productive and
responsible for their own development. Furthermore, the study recommends further
studies to be conducted on the effect of the decision making and purchasing power,
based on the gender of the CCT‟s beneficiaries in spending the provided amount with
a view to improve their livelihood |
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