Medium-Term Impacts of Integrated Social Safety Nets: Cash Transfers, Information Meetings, and Home Visits for Child Development
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Washington, DC: World Bank
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Cash transfers are a cornerstone of social protection. This
paper evaluates an integrated program in Burkina Faso
that combines cash transfers with parenting interventions
delivered through group meetings or home visits. In a
randomized experiment across 225 villages, households
received cash alone; cash plus information on child health
and development; or cash, information, and home visits
reinforcing the information. Fifteen months after treatment
ended, households receiving all three components had fewer
pregnancies, more medically assisted births, improved
health behaviors, and better educational outcomes. Adding
home visits is essential for enhancing child development.
Cash alone or with information produces no lasting effects.
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EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, HOME VISITS, CASH TRANSFERS, AFRICA