Registration for HSNP III
Registration for potential beneficiaries is ongoing in Turkana, Marsabit, Mandera and Wajir counties. The HSNP re-registration uses a modified version of the harmonised targeting mechanism, a tool that was developed to support targeting across Social Protection Programmes in Kenya. Registration data includes information on;
- geographic locations of households (especially GPS coordinates)
- demographic profiles (name, age, gender, ID, education, employment, disability) assets and other information.
Registration is voluntary and all households in the four counties willing to be registered will be enrolled in the HSNP database. Unlike previous registration that was undertaken by NGOs, the current exercise is being done by the NDMA through a team of enumerators hired and trained to carry out the activity. The enumerators are under the supervision of the programme manager. Technology has been employed with coordinates being taken for all the households for ease of monitoring.
Data collection is done at the doorstep of the households, allowing enumerators to physically verify household members, assets and collect accurate data. Data collected from the households will be also be used by Government and other agencies involved in drought intervention and other development programmes targeting the four counties.
Targeting:
Targeting for HSNP III will be undertaken from January 2019 once the registration exercise is complete. A two-pronged selection criteria will be employed namely;
- Proxy Mean Test (PMT) - Electronic selection of beneficiaries based on set predetermined criteria
- Community-based validation - Communities and the village interrogate the register after the PMT
The registration process is anchored on lessons learned from the registration and targeting of HSNP II and a pilot of harmonised registration and community-based validation undertaken in Turkana County in February-May 2016
Read more: HSNP2 Registration and targeting lessons learned report 2015
Read: Report on NSNP Pilot Harmonised Registration in Turkana May 2017