5.2 Target Beneficiaries

Following considerations should be taken into account when targeting for CBI:

Targeting methods and protocols depend on the programme’s objective and not the modality of delivery.
Fears and perceptions that CBI would be more difficult to target than in‐kind resources because it is more attractive to non‐recipients have not been borne out of practice.
CARE often relies on community‐based targeting, which use local criteria of wealth ranking and village committees to select the most vulnerable households within a community. This allows for a greater buy-in from local communities.
To mitigate inclusion and exclusion errors, it is key to set up an accessible and reliable complaint and feedback mechanism through which beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries will be able to report such exclusion and inclusion.

Cash for Work is often deemed self‐targeting however this may not always be the case in area with little employment opportunities. Special attention should be paid to including women (culturally appropriate work) and the most vulnerable, who are often unable to perform labor themselves.

Additional considerations should be taken into account when deciding on cash for work projects:

Relevance to address community needs;
Long‐term benefit for the community;
Non‐duplication with other initiatives;
Labour intensiveness and number of participants that can be enrolled;
Technical viability and capacity of the community and executing agency;
Safety and security;
Landownership and permit considerations;
Do‐no‐harm considerations, especially in relation to social cohesion/tension, gender, child labour.