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Beth Verhey
Chief, Social Policy and Decentralization
UNICEF Country Office, Nepal
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The case for Nepal to adopt a universal cash
transfer for children
Rights-Based
Obligation of the State; UNHRD and CRC, Interim Constitution of
Nepal
The urgency for children
Damage to physical, emotional, cognitive, psychological
development in children under 5 is irreversible; the urgency of
nutrition in Nepal
Social cohesion, peace-building and social justice
All children: commonality among families; building social cohesion
Child poverty in Nepal
Pervasiveness of poverty in Nepal; disproportionate share of
poverty on children;
Role of social protection in general to promote inclusive economic
growth and create multiplier effects in local economies
Building on what exists
Prioritizing local implementation capacity building; need to
streamline/simplify/consolidate; key actors beyond VDC and
multiplier role of birth registration
Child deprivation by income quintile…wide-spread poverty
Nepal 35.9
Residence
Rural 38.9
Urban 13.6
Caste/Ethnicity
Muslim 43.8
Newar 20.4
Terai/Madhesi caste 31
Janjati 45.3
Dalit 51.1
Brahmin/Chhetri 21.8
HH Head Education
Secondary 12.7
Primary 35.1
None 44.9
Household Size
7+ member 45.7
5-6 members 33.1
3-4 members 19
<3 members 15.2
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Chronic malnutrition is highest in the Far Western
Mountains and the Mid Western Hills
Stunting among
preschool
children
≥60 %
50 - 59%
40 - 49 %
30 - 39 %
• Possibility of exclusion
• Registration process and lack of updated data
• Child grant a new scheme and parents are not aware
• Insufficient capacity at the VDC/local level
• Lack management information system
• Timely delivery
• Monitoring and periodical reporting
UNICEF’s Complementary Programme to Support
Child Grant Implementation