Preface

This report synthesizes the analysis and findings of a set of seven country impact evaluation studies that explore the impact of cash transfer programmes on household economic decision-making, productive activities and labour allocation in sub-Saharan Africa. The seven countries are Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The research is being carried out under the auspices of the “From Protection to Production” (PtoP) project, a collaborative effort of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The PtoP is part of a larger effort, the Transfer Project – jointly implemented by UNICEF, FAO, Save the Children and the University of North Carolina – that supports the implementation of cash transfer evaluations in sub-Saharan Africa. The PtoP research covers themes such as the extent to which cash transfers can help households to manage risk, overcome credit constraints, make productive investments and improve their access to markets, as well as the effect of transfers in stimulating local economies. It complements other studies of cash transfer programmes that focus more on social indicators such as health and education outcomes.

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