Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P): Community Services Women and Youth Employment (CSWYE)

To tackle the predicament of youth (women and graduates) joblessness in Nigeria and ameliorate their standard of living by enhancing their capacity for employment through involving them in labour-intensive initiatives for community advancement such and internships.

References

African Heritage Institution. (2013). Subsidy Reinvestment and Intervention Programme (SURE-P) Intervention in Nigeria: An Insight and Analysis. Policy Discussion Paper 2013-02. Available at: https://dc.sourceafrica.net/documents/120458-Subsidy-Reinvestment-and-Empowerment-Programme.html. Accessed 11/21/2023.

Programme components 1. For the Community Service Scheme (CSS) 2. Graduate Intern Scheme (GIS) References

Federal Republic of Nigeria (2013). Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme. Performance Monitoring Report 1 January 2012-31 December 2013 by the National Planning Commission. Accessed: https://nationalplanning.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2013sure-pannualperformancemonitoringreport-Monitoring-and-Evaluation.pdf. Accessed 21/11/2023.

Start date 2012 to 2015 References

Conditionalities (if any)

(i) For the Community Service Scheme (CSS) beneficiaries must be poor, unskilled and unemployed women, the youth and other vulnerable members of the society and thirty per cent of the beneficiaries must be women. (ii) For the Graduate Intern Scheme (GIS), the beneficiary must be a young graduate.

References

Federal Republic of Nigeria (2013). Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme. Performance. Monitoring Report 1 January 2012-31 December 2013 by the National Planning Commission. Accessed: https://nationalplanning.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2013sure-pannualperformancemonitoringreport-Monitoring-and-Evaluation.pdf. Accessed 21/11/2023.

(i) Under the SURE-P Community Service Scheme (CSS), Women and Youth Empowerment (CSWYE) Programme, 119,000 beneficiaries were covered in 774 LGAs and the FCT, Abuja. (ii) For Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS), 9,499 have been deployed in 3,000 public and private firms, while 2012 interns have exited the scheme after completing the 12 months of service.

References

(i) Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) (2014). Analysing SURE-P in Action: A Report on the Implementation of SURE-P. Accessed from: https://csj-ng.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ANALYSING-SURE-P-IN-ACTION.pdf (ii) Social Protection Status Report for Nigeria. (2015). Accessed from: https://nassp.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NIGERIA-SOCIAL-PROTECTION-STATUS-REPORT.pdf. Accessed 23/11/2013

Programme expenditure

N1.190b a month and N14.280b in a year paid as stipends to beneficiaries under the Community Service Scheme (CSS), while N32,814,000 spent on Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS).

References

Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) (2014). Analysing SURE-P in Action: A Report on the Implementation of SURE-P. Accessed from: https://csj-ng.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ANALYSING-SURE-P-IN-ACTION.pdf. Accessed 23/11/2023.

Targeting and eligiblity

Targeting methods Means Test Categorical Targeting Geographical Targeting Community-Based Targeting References

Evoh, Chijioke J., and Ugochukwu O. Agu. (2015). Employment Mapping, Institutional Assessment & Coordination Mechanism Study - A Case of Nigeria. Accessed: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---africa/---ro-abidjan/---ilo-abuja/documents/publication/wcms_444850.pdf. Accessed 21/11/2023.

Targeted areas 36 States, including all the 774 Local Government Areas and the FCT, Abuja. References

Target groups Working age people (youths, women and vulnerable members of the society) References

Eligibility criteria

For the Community Service Scheme (CSS) beneficiaries must fall within the age brackets of 18-35 for males and 18-50 for females and with educational qualifications that are not above Senior Secondary School Certificate. While for the Graduate Intern Scheme (GIS), the beneficiary must be a young graduate.

References

Coverage and other information

Type of benefits Cash, job placement, skills acquisition, and given working tools and equipment References

(i) Evoh, Chijioke J., and Ugochukwu O. Agu. (2015). Employment Mapping, Institutional Assessment & Coordination Mechanism Study - A Case of Nigeria. Accessed: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---africa/---ro-abidjan/---ilo-abuja/documents/publication/wcms_444850.pdf. Accessed 21/11/2023. (ii) African Heritage Institution. (2013). Subsidy Reinvestment and Intervention Programme (SURE-P) Intervention in Nigeria: An Insight and Analysis. Policy Discussion Paper 2013-02. Available at: https://dc.sourceafrica.net/documents/120458-Subsidy-Reinvestment-and-Empowerment-Programme.html. Accessed 11/21/2023.

Amount of benefits

(i) Community Service Scheme (CSS), beneficiaries receive payments (income support) based on the amount of work done, which shall be verified at the local levels usually N10,000 per beneficiary for completed 5-hour work per day and 5 days per week (ii) For the Graduate Intern Scheme (GIS), beneficiaries are paid N25,000

References

(i) Social Protection Status Report for Nigeria. Accessed from: https://nassp.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NIGERIA-SOCIAL-PROTECTION-STATUS-REPORT.pdf. Accessed 23/11/2013 (ii) Evoh, Chijioke J., and Ugochukwu O. Agu. (2015). Employment Mapping, Institutional Assessment & Coordination Mechanism Study - A Case of Nigeria. Accessed: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---africa/---ro-abidjan/---ilo-abuja/documents/publication/wcms_444850.pdf. Accessed 21/11/2023.

Payment/delivery frequency References

Benefit delivery mechanism Payments are made directly to beneficiaries bank accounts References

Benefit recipients Beneficiaries References

Minimum and maximum duration of benefits (if any)

(i) The duration for the Community Service Scheme (CSS) was between 2012-2015. (ii) For the Graduate the Internship scheme (GIS) scheme, the duration is 12 months.

References

Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and frequency

The SURE-Ps’ Community Service Scheme, Women and Youth Empowerment (CSWYE) Programme possesses a strong institutional framework to guarantee the quality and cost-effectiveness of its involvement in Infrastructure Projects and Social Safety Net Programmes. The SURE-P M&E Team collaborates closely with the National Planning Commission (M&E Department) and receives assistance from DFID consultants to ensure that all SURE-P interventions undergo the necessary examination to meet the required standards for project and programme delivery. Through this collaboration, the Nigerian taxpayer can have confidence in SURE-P's commitment to enhancing the delivery of public sector services and maximizing value for money.