Assessment of Solidarity Network Program in El Salvador: its design, implementation and improvement opportunities

The paper’s aim is to suggest ways to improve Solidarity Network (SN) program, a Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) scheme implemented within the poorest municipalities of El Salvador. It explores the concept of poverty behind CCTs and their function as a safety net for developing countries. It explains the main features of CCTs and of SN. But mainly the paper analyses SN’s program logic and implementation founding strong and weak points and challenges, leading to its core contribution: a summary of the lessons learned, identification of areas for improvement together with recommendations, and highlighting key challenges faced by SN.