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Table 2 Global theme: Local perceptions of a community-led cash transfer programme

From: Social acceptability and perceived impact of a community-led cash transfer programme in Zimbabwe

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Basic themes

Organising themes

Community committees

Community members involved in the implementation

1. Community participation

Working with local leaders

Selection process

Drawing on local knowledge

Compliance

Community members involved with the monitoring

Formal monitoring

Informal monitoring

Buy-in and solidarity

Community-wide appreciation

2. Social acceptability

Community-wide benefits

Cooperate with other services

Cash transfers complement other support services

More holistic than other programmes

BEAM

Deserving beneficiaries

Fairness of the programme

Transparency

Access to uniforms

School attainment

3. Improved schooling and education

School attendance

School over subscription

Prompt payment of school fees

School performance

School performance

Food intake

Physical health

4. Improved health and well-being

Vaccination

General health benefits

Equality

Psychosocial health

Reduced caregiver stress

Understanding of children’s needs

Community wide awareness and response to children’s needs

5. Poverty reduction and social transformation

Community: agents of change

Birth certificates obtained

Empowered caregivers

Caregivers are empowered

Platform for income generation

Children are equal

Greater sense of equality and cohesion

Enhanced community dialogue

People are better off

Narrow targeting

Jealousy

6. Persisting social and logistical challenges

Undeserving beneficiaries

Illness and disability

Barriers to programme success

Men taking the money

Household dynamics

Religion