Impact evaluations reap long term benefits for children
We have an obligation to invest where it makes the most difference for children. But how do we decide what will reap the greatest benefits in the long term? The dilemma of whether to invest in services...
View Article5 questions: Cash transfers for the displaced in Iraq
Since January 2014, over 2 million Iraqis have fled their homes due to violence in the northwest of the country. In response, UNICEF recently signed a USD $5 Million agreement with the Governorate of...
View ArticleEbola: extended families stepping up for orphaned children
Nzérékoré, Guinea – Upon the deaths of his brother and his sister-in-law, Aboubacar (72), the sole breadwinner for his family, took in his brother’s six orphans. After a few days, three of the six...
View ArticleEvidence from Africa: Cash transfers increase school enrollment
An estimated 63 million adolescents between the ages of 12 and 15 are currently out of school, according to a recent report by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics and UNICEF. This is a staggering...
View ArticleAdvocacy and policy brings change for children in Georgia
The work of UNICEF in lower- or upper-middle-income countries is often underestimated. It is believed that such states are more likely to have a genuine understanding of the importance of investing in...
View ArticleGiving girls a chance
Mounting evidence from systematic reviews, such as these on early childbearing and HIV risk, suggest that cash transfers have positive impacts on youth transitions into adulthood. Yet, data...
View ArticleDoing impact evaluation in a remote region of Ghana
What do snakes, flat batteries, limited privacy, and identifying a suitable cut-off point have in common? As I recently observed, they are some of the many challenges that can occur when conducting an...
View ArticleIt’s Payday! What a cash transfer looks like in Ghana
Cash transfer programs have become an increasingly popular component of social protection strategies across sub-Saharan Africa. These programs provide monthly payments to poor and vulnerable households...
View ArticleCash transfers and fertility: new evidence from Africa
Social cash transfers are an increasingly popular tool in African national governments’ social protection strategies, but a question that often comes up about their use is will such programmes –...
View ArticleAre we missing a game changer? Gender-based violence and social protection
I want to talk about an area that is little known, often misunderstood, yet promising – what we know about the links between gender-based violence and social protection. We know that the period of...
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