“Cơ hội thoát nghèo truyền kiếp” (Opportunity to move out of inter-generational poverty)
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Population group
Children
Programme Details
Programme objectives
Reducing poverty and improving human development outcomes for children.
World Bank 2013. ‘Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR 39.1 million (US$ 60.0 million equivalent) to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for a Social Assistance System Strengthening Project’, World Bank, <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/523071468176959439/pdf/768560PAD0P123010Box382111B00OUO090.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
Programme components
The Opportunity Program subsumes four existing cash transfers (under Decrees 12 (recently revised Decree 116) and 49 (revised 74, and most recently revised 86), under Decree 136 and under Decision 268) and new cash transfers to poor households with children aged 0-3 years, out of school children and pregnant women into one in the selected regions.
World Bank 2013. ‘Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR 39.1 million (US$ 60.0 million equivalent) to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for a Social Assistance System Strengthening Project’, World Bank, <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/523071468176959439/pdf/768560PAD0P123010Box382111B00OUO090.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
Personal communication.
Start date
2015
World Bank 2014. ‘Restructuring Paper on a Proposed Project Restructuring of Social Assistance System Strengthening Project Approved on January 22, 2014 to Socialist Republic of Vietnam’, World Bank, <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/132371504598077189/pdf/IL-FRESDATA-EXT-P123960-09-05-2017-1504598067891.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
Conditionalities (if any)
Soft conditionalities activities related to child health and education are proposed to participants, including: ante-natal and post-natal care visits, institutional deliveries, birth registration, regular immunization, growth monitoring and promotion sessions, nutrition counselling, Vitamin A supplementation and deworming and school enrolment and attendance for children of age 6 or above.
World Bank 2013. ‘Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR 39.1 million (US$ 60.0 million equivalent) to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for a Social Assistance System Strengthening Project’, World Bank, <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/523071468176959439/pdf/768560PAD0P123010Box382111B00OUO090.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
Coverage
392,865 beneficiaries (2017).
World Bank 2014. ‘Restructuring Paper on a Proposed Project Restructuring of Social Assistance System Strengthening Project Approved on January 22, 2014 to Socialist Republic of Vietnam’, World Bank, <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/132371504598077189/pdf/IL-FRESDATA-EXT-P123960-09-05-2017-1504598067891.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
Programme expenditure
USD 30 million (total cost of covering the financing shortfall between the government budget for existing programmes and the cost of the consolidated Opportunity programme) financed by the World Bank.
World Bank 2013. ‘Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR 39.1 million (US$ 60.0 million equivalent) to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for a Social Assistance System Strengthening Project’, World Bank, <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/523071468176959439/pdf/768560PAD0P123010Box382111B00OUO090.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Proxy Means Test
Categorical Targeting
4
Targeted areas
Hà Giang, Quảng Nam, Trà Vinh and Lâm Đồng provinces.
World Bank 2013. ‘Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR 39.1 million (US$ 60.0 million equivalent) to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for a Social Assistance System Strengthening Project’, World Bank, <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/523071468176959439/pdf/768560PAD0P123010Box382111B00OUO090.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
Target groups
Children.
Eligibility criteria
Households on the poor list with pregnant women or at least one child aged 3 to under16 years but out of school, at least one child under the age of – 3 years are eligible for the programme.
World Bank 2013. ‘Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR 39.1 million (US$ 60.0 million equivalent) to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for a Social Assistance System Strengthening Project’, World Bank, <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/523071468176959439/pdf/768560PAD0P123010Box382111B00OUO090.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
Personal communication.
Coverage and other information
Type of benefits
Cash
Amount of benefits
The monthly benefit varies depending on the number of beneficiary per household and also according to the schedule of payments for each type of benefit. The average annual benefit amount is VND 1,360,000.
World Bank 2014. ‘Restructuring Paper on a Proposed Project Restructuring of Social Assistance System Strengthening Project Approved on January 22, 2014 to Socialist Republic of Vietnam’, World Bank, <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/132371504598077189/pdf/IL-FRESDATA-EXT-P123960-09-05-2017-1504598067891.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
World Bank 2013. ‘Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR 39.1 million (US$ 60.0 million equivalent) to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for a Social Assistance System Strengthening Project’, World Bank, <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/523071468176959439/pdf/768560PAD0P123010Box382111B00OUO090.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
Personal communication.
Payment/delivery frequency
Benefit payments follow the schedule of the benefits that it replaces (monthly for social assistance cash transfers, quarterly for electricity cash transfers, by semester for education cash transfers).
World Bank 2014. ‘Restructuring Paper on a Proposed Project Restructuring of Social Assistance System Strengthening Project Approved on January 22, 2014 to Socialist Republic of Vietnam’, World Bank, <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/132371504598077189/pdf/IL-FRESDATA-EXT-P123960-09-05-2017-1504598067891.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
Benefit delivery mechanism
A payment service provider (VNPOST) makes the benefit payments.
World Bank 2014. ‘Restructuring Paper on a Proposed Project Restructuring of Social Assistance System Strengthening Project Approved on January 22, 2014 to Socialist Republic of Vietnam’, World Bank, <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/132371504598077189/pdf/IL-FRESDATA-EXT-P123960-09-05-2017-1504598067891.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
Benefit recipients
Head of household/Parents/caregivers.
World Bank 2013. ‘Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR 39.1 million (US$ 60.0 million equivalent) to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for a Social Assistance System Strengthening Project’, World Bank, <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/523071468176959439/pdf/768560PAD0P123010Box382111B00OUO090.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
Personal communication.
Minimum and maximum duration of benefits (if any)
Max 9 months for pregnant women, max 9 months per year for out-of-school children aged 3-16 years, 12 months per year for children under the age of 3 years.
Personal communication.
Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and frequency
A monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system has been put in place to monitor project implementation, supported by an integrated MIS which facilitates reporting and management across programmes.
World Bank 2014. ‘Restructuring Paper on a Proposed Project Restructuring of Social Assistance System Strengthening Project Approved on January 22, 2014 to Socialist Republic of Vietnam’, World Bank, <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/132371504598077189/pdf/IL-FRESDATA-EXT-P123960-09-05-2017-1504598067891.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
