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4 Jun 2014
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AIR Index: Zambia’s Cash Transfer Program

Zambia rolled out a no-strings-attached cash transfer program in 2010 for households with at least one child younger than 5 years. AIR evaluated the program’s impact through a two-year randomized control trial in three districts with the highest rates of extreme poverty and mortality among young children. Here’s a quick look at some of the results.

Dollars the Zambian government paid qualifying households per month: 12

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Percent of increased spending that went toward food: 76

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Percentage of this food spending that went toward cereal: 40

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Toward meats, poultry, and fish: 21

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Percentage point increase of households having two or more meals a day: 8

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Percentage point gain in basic necessities—clothing, blankets, and shoes—consumed by children: 33

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Percentage point growth of small businesses opened: 17

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Percent increase in the value of crops harvested: 50

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Percentage point gain in the number of livestock owned: 21

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Source: Zambia’s Child Grant Program: 24-Month Impact Report (2013)  

 

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Zambia Child Grant report cover
12 Nov 2013
Report

Zambia’s Child Grant Program: 24-Month Impact Report

A Child Grant cash grant program for households with children under five in three districts in Zambia generated positive impacts, both in terms of immediate needs of the family and children's health, and in longer term productivity.

28 Jan 2014
News Release

AIR’s Seidenfeld to Present Findings on Study of Zambia’s Cash Transfer Program

Since 2010, the Zambian government has been providing 60 kwacha a month ($12 U.S.) to district households with at least one child under the age of five. UNICEF Zambia hired AIR to design and conduct the study of the program’s effectiveness, with funding provided by UNICEF, Irish Aid and Britain’s Department for International Development. David Seidenfeld, AIR senior researcher, will discuss the results of the study during an appearance before the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) in Washington, D.C.
12 Nov 2013
News Release

Study: Zambia’s Cash Transfer Program Feeds Youngsters and Helps Families Strengthen Their Financial Base

A two-year randomized control trial evaluating Zambia’s Child Grant social cash transfer program found dramatic improvements in the amount of food and clothing going to infants and young children in high poverty families, and a 50 percent increase in the total value of crops produced by households receiving the aid.

Further Reading

  • Zambia’s Multiple Category Targeting Grant: 36-Month Impact Report
  • Zambia’s Child Grant Program: 24-Month Impact Report
  • Zambia's Child Grant Program: 48-Month Impact Report
  • Zambia’s Child Grant Program: 30-Month Impact Report
  • Zambia’s Child Grant Program: 36-Month Impact Report
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