ONGOING PROJECTS

The Kaduna State Ultra Poor Graduation (UPG) Management Information System (MIS) initiative marks a major milestone in strengthening digital infrastructure for social protection and economic inclusion programming in Nigeria.

DEVELOPMENT OF AN ULTRA POOR GRADUATION (UPG) MIS FOR KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

November 12, 2025

The Kaduna State Ultra Poor Graduation (UPG) Management Information System (MIS) initiative marks a major milestone in strengthening digital infrastructure for social protection and economic inclusion programming in Nigeria. The project, commissioned by the Kaduna State Social Investment Programme Agency (KADSIPA) in partnership with Village Enterprise with technical support from CHASP Advisory, seeks to establish a robust, user-centred MIS that will enable more efficient delivery, monitoring, and evaluation of UPG interventions across Kaduna State.

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BLOGS & ARTICLES

TACKLING POVERTY

August 6, 2024

CHASP Advisory: advancing social assistance and poverty graduation in East and Horn of Africa.

“Governments and development partners need to be deliberate about setting up and financing systems and programs that expand social safety nets,” says Omondi Otieno Ooyi, Global Director of CHASP Advisory, in an editorial article on tackling poverty featured in the August-September issue of Msafiri Magazine by Kenya Airways.

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#SocialPolicy Reflections: What Should an Ideal Shock Responsive Social Protection System look like?

June 28, 2019

The concept and practice of Social Protection as a tool and instrument for poverty reduction, economic growth, and the humanitarian response have rapidly gained global popularity within the last decade with many developing countries slowly embracing social assistance as a strategy for reducing vulnerability among their populations. Conceivably, there has been a significant increase in governments spending and investment in social protection programs which in turn has led to notable positive effects in socio-economic development and livelihood improvement for select beneficiary communities. 

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