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Urban cash transfer and poverty in Ghana
Ghana's cash transfer programme transfers US$7.6 million a year, but to end extreme poverty in the country, around $400 million is required. Read the article from our research fellow, Michael Danquah.
More Evidence on the Impact of Government Social Protection in Sub Saharan Africa: Ghana, Malawi and Zimbabwe
This study finds strong effects of unconditional cash transfers on food security and consumption, as well as on secondary objectives. Key takeaway: Transfer value and delivery of payments matter.
Linking poverty-targeted social protection and Community Based Health Insurance in Ethiopia: Enrolment, linkages, and gaps
In Ethiopia, 64% of social protection recipients in four woredas of Amhara are enrolled in community-based health insurance. The main barriers for enrolment are family size and cost.
Do Conditional Cash Transfers Improve Mental Health? Evidence From Tanzania’s Governmental Social Protection Programme
This study finds that cash transfers help reduce depression among males but depression among females increased. Key takeaway: conditions that rely on stereotypically female roles may result in negative consequences among women.
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New Research Report: For the poorest households in Jordan, many of whom escaped conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic, the Hajati humanitarian cash transfer programme helps keep their children in school, fed and clothed – all for less than one dollar per day. In fact, cash transfers have the potential to touch on myriad of child and household well-being outcomes beyond food security and schooling.
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Blog: Do Cash Grants Increase Pregnancies?
Our evidence shows that cash transfers do not lead to more pregnancies in sub-Saharan Africa. But what about in Asia and the Pacific? Amber Peterman's blog summarizes evidence from 5 studies in the region and shows that transfers can in fact increase birth spacing and delay first pregnancies.
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