More than 70 families with special disability and vulnerable households have benefited from the bi monthly cash transfer program fee to cater for their children in Thika Sub County.
This comes after Ministry of Gender, Children and Social development in partnership with the National Council for Persons with Disabilities have disbursed Kshs. 4000 to needy families to cover their medical issues in the region.
The program which was held in Thika town had earlier benefited 63 members within Thika Sub County who are still receiving the benefits from the county government that was launched by the ministry back in 2011.
The program objective is to contribute to poverty reduction in households containing at least one member with severe disability through the provision of regular, predictable cash transfer.
Ms. Constance Regua an officer of County Social Development says that the project has target extremely poor and vulnerable households who have a member with severe and permanent disability.
She says that during community barazas, the potential beneficiaries are fished out by the community who are in dire need of help and the Targeting committee visits the homestead to ascertain that they fall under the required state.
The officer further explained the exit criteria where a beneficiary either dies but a household member can collect six months payment of Kshs 12000.
The beneficiaries receive a Bi-monthly payment of Kshs. 4000 which are being disbursed to the beneficiary through the postal Corporation of Kenya.
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