Cost Center | Description | Data sources |
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1. Beneficiary identification | Humanitarian agency Time spent by staff before implementation began to select eligible beneficiaries in project area Community members Time spent as part of beneficiary identification committee | Humanitarian agency Review of financial documents. Time allocation interviews with staff. Discussion with staff on community member time allocation |
2. Mobilization | Humanitarian agency Time spent by staff in monthly visits to villages informing beneficiaries of upcoming distributions, including related travel time | Humanitarian agency Review of financial documents. Time allocation interviews with staff |
3. Distribution | Humanitarian agency Time spent by staff in monthly cash distribution. Program costs including cost of cash transfers, portable phones, and printing of beneficiary cards Private partner Time spent by staff in monthly cash distribution. Costs for security and vehicle rental. Overhead costs for fixed cash points Beneficiaries Time and transport costs in attending distributions | Humanitarian agency Review of financial documents. Time allocation interviews with staff Private partner Time allocation interviews with staff. Interviews regarding implementation costs Beneficiaries Community discussions regarding time and costs |
4. Sensitization | Humanitarian agency Time spent by staff in awareness-raising at beginning of program, and at regular FGDs throughout implementation, along with related travel time Beneficiaries Time spent in monthly FGDs with humanitarian agency | Humanitarian agency Review of financial documents. Time allocation interviews with staff Beneficiaries Community discussions regarding time and costs |
5. Follow-up and monitoring | Humanitarian agency Time spent staff in follow-up and monitoring after distribution. Program costs including post distribution monitoring (PDM) and mobile phone credit given to complaint management committee | Humanitarian agency Review of financial documents. Time allocation interviews with staff. Discussion with staff on community member time allocation |