How Often Should Safety Net Strategies Be Revised

In the interim period between such assessments, program-level assessments will likely be needed. While more limited in scope, program-specific assessments account for the majority of reforms in the safety net sector. They tri er the adaptation of safety net programs to changing circumstances through incremental improvements in design and operations. 

Comparing poverty rates for population subgroups over time using cross-sectional surveys may be misleading. For time-invariant characteristics, say, gender or an age cohort bom in 

FOR PROTECTION AND PROMOTION THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFECTIVE SAFETY NETS 

This section is based on Coudouel and others (2002) and Grosh (1995). 

In Sub-Saharan Africa, the net enrollment ratio in primary school increased from 49 percent in 1991 to 68 percent in 2006 (World Bank 2008e). The average malnutrition rate as measured by weight for age in children under five was 27 percent in 2006 (World Bank 2008e) and is projected to increase (De Onis and others 2004). 

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