Abstract:“Social cash transfers are on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa. The African Union’s 2008 Social Policy Framework Plan of Action prompted a number of member countries to prioritise social protection strategies, including cash transfers. Such strategies—often partly supported by development partners—address hunger and food insecurity, school enrolment and attendance, the well-being of children, and poverty reduction.”(…)

Keywords:Impact, Social Cash Transfer Programmes, Community Dynamics, Sub-Saharan Africa, PtoP, Protection to Production

Publication Date:14 May 2015

Type/Issue:One Pager/290

ISSN:2318-9118