Top 4%
in this catalogue (719 scored practices)
Scores cluster high, so position within the catalogue is often more telling than the number alone.
Transferability / replicability2/3
The conditional cash-transfer model is widely studied and cited by World Bank and IFPRI as transferable to other MENA and lower-middle-income contexts; it has influenced similar schemes in the region, though direct documented replication is at model rather than programme level.
Impact on gender equality1/1
IFPRI evaluations show women's economic decision-making improved significantly with cash transfers directed to female card holders, reducing household financial stress and strengthening women's spending autonomy.
Effectiveness1/1
8.4% household consumption increase and 12 pp poverty vulnerability reduction verified by an independent IFPRI impact evaluation (2018); 9-21 pp school-enrolment gains confirmed in 2022 follow-up evaluation.
Efficiency1/1
Digital Meeza payments eliminate manual leakage; conditional design incentivises health and education co-investments; programme sustained at scale for 9+ years with expanding budget.
Evaluated outcomes1/1
Two independent IFPRI impact evaluations (2018 and 2022) using control-group comparisons provide the strongest publicly available evidence base for this programme.
Sustainability1/1
Fully institutionalised in Egypt's national budget since 2015; FY 2024 allocation EGP 41 billion; no donor dependency; 55% benefit increase in 2023/2024 confirms sustained political commitment.
Achievement / evidence1/1
4.67 million households (17 million individuals) reached; quantified poverty and nutrition impacts sustained over nine years at national scale confirm substantial achievement.
Gender-mainstreaming embedding1/1
75% of card holders are women by deliberate design; programme explicitly frames women as economic decision-makers and has documented improvement in their spending autonomy.
Curator validation1/1
Evidence base meets C-NAPSE threshold: two peer-reviewed IFPRI impact evaluations with control groups, sustained public-budget institutionalisation, and large-scale reach.
Evidoria. Programa de transferencias monetarias Takaful y Karama. Persistent ID: 6f0792c2-aac7-492e-a577-62bf910df0a4.