Economic Strengthening for Vulnerable Children: Principles of Program Design & Technical Recommendations for Effective Field Interventions

This guide illustrates best practices for the economic strengthening of vulnerable children in a format that can be used by multisectoral teams of donors and practitioners. The document offers two sets of tools:

• Seven programming principles, which donors and partner agencies may refer to as they progress from early program concept through implementation, monitoring and evaluation. These principles emphasize multisectoral coordination thorough market research, competent targeting, incorporation of market realities and learning from the field, collaboration, and focus on scale and sustainability;
• Technical recommendations on how to implement economic strengthening activities. The interventions are classified into three main categories: social assistance, asset growth and protection, and income growth. For every intervention, the guide provides examples from Africa, a discussion on what works and what does not, and recommendations for successful field implementation.