“Cash Plus” Country Case Studies: Transfer Project Workshop, 6-8 April 2016

FAO and UNICEF

ABSTRACT

Social cash transfers can greatly improve the lives of poor and vulnerable people through reduced poverty and improved food security. However, for households that are exposed to several stressors, a cash transfer program might not be sufficient to respond to all of the households’ needs. There are some specific areas where the cash transfers have not yet showed a strong impact. One of the most important of these is child anthropometrics, even though programs consistently improve food security. This has led to a number of examples of cash transfer programs being combined with additional services to the households and programs addressing structural constraints to overcome these challenges. During the Transfer Project workshop, which was held 6-8 April 2016, a number of country case studies were presented including planned and ongoing interventions that complement social cash transfer programmes. Below we have documented these case studies for other countries that might be considering ‘cash+’ type interventions. Please note this is an ‘unofficial’ summary of what was presented and/or discussed at the Transfer Project Workshop, and we encourage readers to contact the program focal point directly for further details about program design. Below are examples from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauretania, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.