Publications
Publication
Work area: Social Protection and Agriculture
Country: Lesotho
This in-depth qualitative study in Lesotho examines the impacts of linkages between the Lesotho Child Grants Programme (CGP), the second largest national social protection programme supporting poor...
Myth-Busting? Confronting Six Common Perceptions about Unconditional Cash Transfers as a Poverty Reduction Strategy in Africa
10 October 2018
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10 October 2018
This paper summarizes evidence on six perceptions associated with cash transfer programming, using eight rigorous evaluations conducted on large-scale government unconditional cash transfers in sub-Saharan Africa under the Transfer Project. Specifically, it investigates if...
Impacts of the Child Grant Programme and Sustainable Poverty Reduction though Income, Nutrition and Government Service Support in Lesotho
11 September 2018
Publication
11 September 2018
Work area: Social Protection and Agriculture
Country: Lesotho
This impact evaluation adopts a mixed-method approach combining quantitative and qualitative methods to the analysis of the impact of CGP and SPRINGS. Qualitative and quantitative methods have complementary roles. The quantitative method allows...
Publication
Country: Senegal
This brief sets out to analyse the extent to which the PNBSF is supporting the livelihoods and income-generating activities of rural households. In addition, it aims to identify the most appropriate supplementary support measures with...
Zimbabwe’s Harmonized Cash Transfer Programme: 12-month impact report on productive activities and labour allocation
13 April 2018
Publication
13 April 2018
Country: Zimbabwe
This impact evaluation report uses a 12-month panel data set with a non-experimental design to analyse the impact of the Harmonized Cash Transfer Programme (HSCT) on individual and household economic decision-making, including agricultural and non-agricultural...