Papers

Summative Review of the UNICEF/WFP Social Protection response to COVID-19 in Mozambique

Evaluation, Emergency response, Conditional cash transfer

As part of this national response strategy, UNICEF and the World Food Program (WFP) supported approximately 90,000 households by implementing cash transfers in selected areas in Tete and Zambézia provinces. The cash transfers were complemented with a Communication for Social and Behavioral Change (CSBC) intervention and referrals to appropriate services to treat and follow up on cases of exploitation and gender-based violence.

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Evaluation of Tunisia's child-centered conditional cash transfer programme

Evaluation, Childhood and youth, Human capital, Conditional cash transfer

This evaluation documents the importance of implementing more integrated, multi-sectoral child-sensitive social protection strategies to ensure a fair chance for all Tunisian children, and the crucial role of social protection in protecting human capital in the country.

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Eating habits during early childhood among cash-transfer beneficiaries

Nutrition, Assessment, Conditional cash transfer

The study 'Food in Early Childhood: knowledge, attitudes and practices of Bolsa Família beneficiaries', carried out by UNICEF, analysed the eating habits of families with children under 6 years of age supported by Bolsa Família, now replaced by Auxílio Brasil. 


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Evaluation of the MEND and RISE conditional cash transfer programmes

Evaluation, Conditional cash transfer

Final evaluation of two social protection and cash transfer programmes sponsored by UNICEF in StKitts and Nevis. This report received a "highly satisfactory" rating from UNICEF's GEROS.

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MEND and RISE Evaluation Executive Summary

Evaluation, Conditional cash transfer

Executive summary of the final evaluation of the conditional cash transfer programmes in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Introdução ao Índice de Pobreza Multidimensional Paulista

Poverty, Monitoring, Evaluation, Conditional cash transfer

A primer on the Multidimensional Poverty Index developed by Plan for the São Paulo State Government.
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IFPRI Evaluation of Mexico's PROGRESA: Norm, Mistake, or Exemplar?

Conditional cash transfer, Randomised-control trials, Meta-evaluation

Early in the implementation of the flagship anti-poverty program PROGRESA, Mexican officials hired evaluators from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). This article uses a science studies approach to examine the resulting evaluation's methodology, and uncovers a number of significant omissions and ambiguities.
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Negotiated Validity: Three Perspectives on IFPRI Sampling Methods

Conditional cash transfer, Randomised-control trials, Meta-evaluation

The evaluation of Progresa, a Mexican social program developed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) between 1997 and 2000, is famous for its (alleged) use of experimental methodology. This article employs complexity theory to analyze the validity of the sample used in this particular evaluation.
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