Madagascar registers 2.7 million households in social registry
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Midi Madagasikara
Madagascar’s Single Social Registry covers nearly 2.7 million households to identify vulnerable populations and better target social assistance. In Mahambo, in the Analanjirofo region, the challenge is now turning this data into effective interventions, reports Midi Madagasikara.
Madagascar’s Single Social Registry covers nearly 2.7 million households to identify populations vulnerable to multidimensional poverty, reports Midi Madagasikara. The system must now help better direct social interventions towards families in need.
In the municipality of Mahambo, the main challenge is targeting beneficiaries and turning the data collected into effective social assistance, according to Midi Madagasikara. The registry complements social safety-net programmes that have already helped 1.9 million families in Madagascar.
