Exploring economic empowerment and gender issues in Lesotho's Child Grants Programme: a qualitative study
Elodie Besnier1,2, Thandie Hlabana3,4, Virginia Kotzias1
1Centre for Global Health Inequalities Research (CHAIN), Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), PO Box 8900, Torgarden, Trondheim 7491, Norway.
Health Policy and Planning
|February 10, 2023
Summary
Cash transfers can empower women, but understanding of economic empowerment varies among stakeholders. This study reveals gaps between program goals and implementation, impacting effectiveness.
Area of Science:
- Social Protection
- Development Economics
- Gender Studies
Background:
- Cash transfers (CTs) are key poverty reduction tools in low- and middle-income countries.
- Evidence on CTs' empowerment potential, particularly for women, requires further investigation.
- Understanding stakeholder perceptions of economic empowerment in CT programs is crucial.
Approach:
- Qualitative case study of Lesotho's Child Grants Programme (CGP).
- Triangulated data from program documents and key informant interviews.
- Thematic analysis of deductively and inductively coded data.
Key Points:
- Stakeholders defined economic empowerment diversely, focusing on resource access over agency.
- Disagreements emerged on empowerment definitions, often linked to specific stakeholder groups.
- Gaps identified between strategic vision and operationalization of empowerment.
Conclusions:
- The varied understanding of economic empowerment impacts CT program integration and effectiveness.
- Further research needed to align program design with diverse empowerment concepts.
- Addressing definitional complexities is vital for maximizing CTs' social protection impact.
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