The State Operations Coordinating Unit (SOCU) was established to manage the State Social Register; a database of Poor and Vulnerable Households (PVHHs), which is generated through a credible targeting process and used primarily for planning purposes.
The CBT Process began in 2017; with only nine pilot LGAs (30%) i.e., 3 from each senatorial zone, namely, Zone 1 (Ikara, Kubau, Lere); Zone 2 (Birnin Gwari, Chikun, Kajuru); Zone 3 (Kachia, Kauru, Sanga) respectively. In May 2020, the process was scaled up to the remaining fourteen LGAs (70%) thus covering the entire State (100%) with about N100million funding from the Kaduna State Government.
The Social Register figures by year:
| YEAR | PVHHs | INDIVIDUALS |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | 46,890 | 204,950 |
| 2019 | 91,368 | 361,112 |
| 2020 | 524,424 | 2,051,972 |
| 2021 | 680,888 | 2,656,993 |
| 2022 | 991,533 | 3,718,608 |
| 2023 (JAN 17) | 1,056,622 | 3,953,809 |
Through the Unit’s concerted efforts in pursuant to its mandate, particularly generating a credible register of the poor and vulnerable, the Social Register currently has data spread across over 9,976 communities across 234 wards in the 23 LGAs of the State. By this data coverage, the Social Register is helping to drive inclusion in the holistic delivery of social protection in Kaduna.
The Unit also maintains a shock-responsive database known as the Rapid Response Register (RRR). This Register has a data strength of 180,814 successful enrolees out of 258,146 validated applicants across 94 wards and 2,839 communities, all spread across 22 LGAs in the State. The RRR is part of the FGN shock-responsive mechanisms designed to cushion the devastating impact of the Covid-19 ‘lockdown’ on the economic life and livelihoods of the urban and semi-urban poor. Beneficiaries receive N5,000.00 for 6 months, which is paid as a lump sum (N30,000.00).
Being a live data, the Social Register is being updated to provide real-time information on different variables and household demographics. To ensure that data generated is credible, reliable, and verifiable, certain quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) are put in place to guide operations. They include: Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation, Back-Check Exercise, and Regular supervision etc.
The State Executive Council adopted the SSR as the primary data source for PVHHs which has now led to an increase in the demand for data from Kaduna State MDAs and beyond. So far, 315,343 individuals have been mined from the social register for various social investment projects:
Particularly, the Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA) mined over 12,000 PVHHs data from the SSR for enrolment on the health insurance scheme (beneficiaries are made up of individuals aged zero to 5yrs, those over 65 years old, pregnant women and PWDs).
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) equally selected 230 women headed PVHHs from the register, for its agricultural financing intervention.
Aid Foundation also mined 5,000 beneficiaries from the register and distributed personal protective equipment to them, under its Clean Family Campaign.
1000 women (mined from the register) benefitted from the Federal Government grant (N20,000) to rural women, disbursed by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development.
Also, Kaduna State Rehabilitation Board (KSRB) and Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) adopted the State Social Register to enhance their planning processes.
Uba Sani Foundation selected 2,800 PVHHs from the register for its financial inclusion intervention.
Epilepsy Foundation of Nigeria has just recently selected 1,000 persons with disabilities from the register for its project in May 2021.
NB: The Unit maintains a data mining protocol, a requirement by the national office which mandates all interested persons and/organizations to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and fill a Data Access Request Form (DARF) as a prerequisite for mining.
In addition, a reliable data protection mechanism is also put in place to prevent incidents of data breach.
The State Executive Council adopted the SSR as the primary data source for PVHHs. Therefore, data was mined from the SSR for the Coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) PVHHs-based palliative distributions in the State (benefitting 41,005 households).
Particularly, the Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA) mined over 12,000 PVHHs data from the SSR for enrolment on the health insurance scheme (beneficiaries are made up of individuals aged zero to 5yrs, those over 65 years old, pregnant women and PWDs).
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) equally selected 230 women headed PVHHs from the register, for its Agricultural financing intervention.
Aid Foundation also selected 5,000 beneficiaries from the register and distributed personal protective equipment to them, under its Clean Family Campaign.
1000 women (selected from the register) benefitted from the Federal Government grant (N20,000) to rural women, disbursed by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development.
Also, Kaduna State Rehabilitation Board (KSRB) and Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) adopted the State Social Register to enhance their planning processes.
Uba Sani Foundation selected 2,800 PVHHs from the register for its financial inclusion intervention.
Epilepsy Foundation of Nigeria has just recently selected 1,000 persons with disabilities from the register for its project in May 2021.
