Table 4 Targeting characteristics of the 40 voucher programs

Using means testing (MT) with or without other forms of targeting

23

  • Use only means testing (MT)

18

5 VPs in India use a BPL card, 3 in Cambodia use a poor card, others mainly use questionnaires, but 2 VPs in China used community-based participatory approaches to identify the poor

  • Use MT in combination with geographical targeting (GT)

3

GT usually used to identify poor rural or slum areas, questionnaires (MT) in urban or peri-urban areas

  • MT for SMH and FP services and universal targeting for Safe Abortion and GBV

2

The KfW funded voucher programs used universal targeting for specific services: Cambodia (safe abortion), Kenya (GBV services) and MT for others

Using only geographical targeting

14

A range of VPs in many countries targeted at areas identified as poor such as rural areas (i.e. Nicaragua) or slums (i.e. India) or vulnerable groups in poor areas (adolescents, sex workers)

Using universal targeting

3

Armenia, Taiwan, Korea (Taiwan and Korea moved to MT at a later stage)