BEP Seminar Series | Roundtable Discussion | Targeting in Development projects: Approaches, challenges, and lessons learned

Date and time: Monday, October 2, 2023  09:30 AM to 3:00 PM
Location: Conrad Cairo - Hall C (SEE MAPS LOCATION)

This event is organized in collaboration between Sawiris Foundation for Social Development (SFSD), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and the Egyptian Food Bank (EFB). BEP Seminar Series is part of CGIAR's National Policies and Strategies (NPS) Initiative

Overview

SFSD, IFPRI, and EFB are excited to announce a forthcoming session as the second in the Bridging Evidence and Policy (BEP) Seminar Series. This upcoming session will gather experts and development implementers around the theme of “Targeting in Development Projects”.

Targeting eligible beneficiaries in governmental and non-profit development programs is a challenging endeavor that requires a deep understanding of the different methodologies, and which is suitable for each program. For this purpose, the session will take the form of an interactive roundtable discussion that brings together diverse experiences. Representatives from the government, philanthropic organizations, intergovernmental multilateral organizations, and local NGOs will share targeting approaches, challenges, and lessons learned to answer questions around the following four sub-topics:

1. Targeting Objectives: Who should be targeted?  Should targeting be impact-based or need-based? What is the role of “deservingness” and “moral hazard”? What is the extent of, spillover to non-beneficiaries?
2. Perception and Acceptance of Targeting: Do community perceptions of who should be targeted match development implementers’ views? How do perceptions of different sub-groups about targeting fairness compare?  Are some subgroups better able to influence policy decisions? How can community feedback be integrated into targeting?
3. Improving and Measuring Targeting: Is targeting success measured? Why/why not? Are goals clearly defined enough for success to be assessed?  Have adjustments been made to improve targeting? Is there evidence that targeting has improved?
4. Tradeoffs: To what extent can speed, community acceptability, or lower operational costs be sacrificed for better targeting?

By fostering this platform for knowledge exchange, one deliverable of this session is a policy note summarizing the discussion points around targeting in development projects, drawing from the multidisciplinary insights shared by participants.

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