Malawi
Malawi’s Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP)
| Year Programme Began: | 2006-current |
| Implementing Ministry: | Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Welfare |
| Target Group: | Ultra-poor, labour contrained |
| Conditions: | None |
| Approximate Reach (as of 2015): | 295,000 households |
The Government of Malawi’s Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP) scheme is an unconditional transfer targeted to rural ultra-poor and labor-constrained households operated by the Ministry of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare (MoGCDSW) with policy oversight and guidance provided by the Ministry of Economic Planning and Development (MoEPD) and UNICEF Malawi. The programme began as a pilot in 2006 in Mchinji District and was subsequently expanded to an additional eight districts in 2009 (Balaka, Likoma, Chitipa, Salima, Machinga, Phalombe and Mangochi). As of August 2020, the program reached approximately 283,000 households and 1,195,000 individuals, or 7 percent of the total population. The main objectives of the SCTP are to reduce poverty and hunger, and to improve children’s human development. Transfer amounts vary by household size and number of school-aged children, and averaged MK 6400 per household per month (approximately US$8). The specific benefit structure as of August 2020 was: MK2600, MK 3300, MK 4400 and MK5600 for households of size one, two three and four or more respectively. An additional bonus of MK 800 and MK 1500 was provided to household members of school going age.
| Type | Title | Theme(s) | Year | Citation |
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| Presentation | Long-term effects on households and adult children of Malawi's National Cash Transfer Program | Adolescents; Cash Transfers and COVID-19; Education and Child Labour; Gender and Gender-Based Violence; Health, Nutrition, and Well-Being; Poverty Reduction and Food Security; Programme Evaluation and Design; Resilience and Productive Impacts | 2024 | N/A |
| Blog | Wrong answers are useful too! Using all multiple choices to uncover hidden variation to estimate test scores from large field surveys | Poverty Reduction and Food Security; Programme Evaluation and Design | 2024 | N/A |
| Journal Article | Unconditional cash transfers and safe transitions to adulthood in Malawi | Adolescents; Education and Child Labour; Gender and Gender-Based Violence; Health, Nutrition, and Well-Being | 2024 | N/A |
| Journal Article | Impacts of cash transfer and “cash plus” programs on self- perceived stress in Africa: Evidence from Ghana, Malawi, and Tanzania | Cash Plus Programmes; Health, Nutrition, and Well-Being; Resilience and Productive Impacts | 2023 | John Maara, Cristina Cirillo, Gustavo Angeles, Leah Prencipe, Marlous deMilliano, Sarah M. Lima, Tia Palermo, Impacts of cash transfer and “cash plus” programs on self- perceived stress in Africa: Evidence from Ghana, Malawi, and Tanzania, SSM – Population Health,Volume 22, 2023, 101403, ISSN 2352-8273, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101403. |
| Infographic | Myths vs. Reality: Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP) | Busting Cash Transfer Myths | 2018 | N/A |
| Blog | How to collect dried blood spots in rural areas | Programme Evaluation and Design | 2021 | N/A |
| Journal Article | The impact of unconditional cash transfers on morbidity and health-seeking behaviour in Africa: evidence from Ghana,Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabw | Cash Plus Programmes; Health, Nutrition, and Well-Being | 2022 | Jacob Novignon, Leah Prencipe, Adria Molotsky, Elsa Valli, Richard de Groot, Clement Adamba, Tia Palermo, The impact of unconditional cash transfers on morbidity and health-seeking behaviour in Africa: evidence from Ghana,Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, Health Policy and Planning, 2022;, czac014, https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czac014 |
| Journal Article | The Psychology of Poverty: Evidence from the Field | Poverty Reduction and Food Security | 2020 | Molotsky, A., Handa, S. (2020) The Psychology of Poverty: Evidence from the Field, Journal of African Economies, Volume 30, Issue 3, June 2021, Pages 207–224, https://doi.org/10.1093/jae/ejaa010 |
| Journal Article | More Evidence on the Impact of Government Social Protection in Sub Saharan Africa: Ghana, Malawi and Zimbabwe | Health, Nutrition, and Well-Being; Poverty Reduction and Food Security | 2021 | Handa, S., Otchere, F., Sirma, P. and (2021), More Evidence on the Impact of Government Social Protection in Sub Saharan Africa: Ghana, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Dev Policy Rev. Accepted Author Manuscript. https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12576 |
| Working and Position Paper | Local economy impacts and cost-benefit analysis of social protection and agricultural interventions in Malawi | Resilience and Productive Impacts | 2019 | Kagin J, Taylor JE, Pellerano P, Daidone S, Juergens F, Pace N and Knowles M. (2019).Local economy impacts and cost-benefit analysis of social protection and agricultural interventions in Malawi. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, International Labour Organisation, United Nations Children’s Fund. |
| Video | Cash Transfers, Early Marriage & Fertility in Malawi & Zambia | Adolescents; Gender and Gender-Based Violence | 2019 | Cash Transfers, Early Marriage & Fertility in Malawi & Zambia |
| Journal Article | Covarrubias K. (2012).From protection to production: productive impacts of the Malawi Social Cash Transfer scheme.Journal of Development Effectiveness 4(1): 50-77. | Poverty Reduction and Food Security | 2012 | Covarrubias K. (2012).From protection to production: productive impacts of the Malawi Social Cash Transfer scheme.Journal of Development Effectiveness 4(1): 50-77. |
| Journal Article | Targeting effectiveness of social cash transfer programmes in three African countries | Programme Evaluation and Design | 2012 | Handa S, Huang C, Hypher N, Teixeira, Soares FV and Davis B. (2012).Targeting effectiveness of social cash transfer programmes in three African countries.Journal of Development Effectiveness 4(1): 78-108. |
| Brief | The Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme increases household resiliency | Resilience and Productive Impacts | 2017 | The Malawi Cash Transfer Evaluation Team. (2017).The Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme increases household resiliency. Transfer Project Research Brief 2017-04. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Brief | Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme Impact Evaluation: Household Economics and Resilience at Baseline | Resilience and Productive Impacts | 2015 | Kilburn Kand Handa S. (2015).Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme Impact Evaluation: Household Economics and Resilience at Baseline. Transfer Project Research Brief 2015-07. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Brief | UNICEF Innocenti (2020).Improving Educational Outcomes Among Children in Malawi's Social Cash Transfer Programme: A summary of research findings and policy options. UNICEF Innocenti, Florence, Italy. | Education and Child Labour | 2020 | UNICEF Innocenti (2020).Improving Educational Outcomes Among Children in Malawi's Social Cash Transfer Programme: A summary of research findings and policy options. UNICEF Innocenti, Florence, Italy. |
| Brief | The importance of understanding and monitoring the effects of cash transfer programs on child labour and education: findings from Malawi.Transfer Project Research Brief 2017-05 | Education and Child Labour | 2017 | The Malawi Cash Transfer Evaluation Team. (2017).The importance of understanding and monitoring the effects of cash transfer programs on child labour and education: findings from Malawi.Transfer Project Research Brief 2017-05. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Brief | Malawi's Social Cash Transfer Programme: A comprehensive summary of impacts. Transfer Project Research Brief 2017-03 | Education and Child Labour | 2017 | The Malawi Cash Transfer Evaluation Team. (2017).Malawi’s Social Cash Transfer Programme: A comprehensive summary of impacts. Transfer Project Research Brief 2017-03. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Journal Article | The role of productive activities in the lives of adolescents: Photovoice evidence from Malawi | Adolescents; Education and Child Labour | 2018 | Zietz S, de Hoop J and Handa S. (2018).The role of productive activities in the lives of adolescents: Photovoice evidence from Malawi.Children and Youth Services Review, 86: 246-255. |
| Brief | Social Protection and Childhood Violence: Expert Roundtable, Innocenti Research Briefs no. 2016-11, UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, Florence | 2016 | Cook S, Neijhoft N, Palermo T and Peterman A. (2016). Social Protection and Childhood Violence: Expert Roundtable, Innocenti Research Briefs no. 2016-11, UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, Florence. | |
| Brief | Unconditional government social cash transfers in Africa do not increase fertility | Health, Nutrition, and Well-Being | 2016 | Palermo, T. and Hjelm, L. (2016). Unconditional government social cash transfers in Africa do not increase fertility. Transfer Project Research Brief 2016-02. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Brief | Measuring Health and Well-being of Young People in the Transfer Project | Health, Nutrition, and Well-Being | 2015 | Palermo T. (2015). Measuring Health and Well-being of Young People in the Transfer Project. The Transfer Project Research Brief 2015-03. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Brief | Social Protection Programmes Contribute to HIV Prevention | Health, Nutrition, and Well-Being | 2015 | EPRI/ UNICEF. (2015). Social Protection Programmes Contribute to HIV Prevention. |
| Brief | Does Community-Based Targeting Really Work in Cash Transfer Programmes in Africa? | Programme Evaluation and Design | 2012 | Hypher N and Veras F. (2012). Does Community-Based Targeting Really Work in Cash Transfer Programmes in Africa?IPC-UNDP Research Brief. |
| Journal Article | Perspectives of adolescent and young adults on poverty related stressors: A qualitative study in Ghana, Malawi, and Tanzania | 2019 | Hall B, Garabiles M, de Hoop J, Prencipe L, Pereira A, Palermo T. (2019).Perspectives of adolescent and young adults on poverty related stressors: A qualitative study in Ghana, Malawi, and Tanzania.BMJ Open, 9(10). |
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| Journal Article | Cash Transfers, Microentrepreneurial Activity, and Child Work: Evidence from Malawi and Zambia | Education and Child Labour | 2019 | de Hoop J, Groppo V, Handa S, on behalf of the Malawi Social Cash Transfer Program and the Zambia Multiple Category Targeted Program study teams (2019). Cash Transfers, Microentrepreneurial Activity, and Child Work: Evidence from Malawi and Zambia.The World Bank Economic Review, lhz004, https://doi.org/10.1093/wber/lhz004 |
| Journal Article | Government of Malawi's Unconditional Cash Transfer Improves Youth Mental Health | Adolescents | 2016 | Angeles G, de Hoop J, Handa S, Kilburn K, Milazzo A & Peterman A on behalf of the Malawi Cash Transfer Evaluation Team (2019). Government of Malawi’s Unconditional Cash Transfer Improves Youth Mental Health.Social Science & Medicine (in press) |
| Journal Article | Cash Transfers, Early Marriage, and Fertility in Malawi and Zambia | Adolescents; Gender and Gender-Based Violence | 2018 | Dake F, Natali L, Angeles G, de Hoop J, Handa S and Peterman A on behalf of the Malawi Cash Transfer Evaluation Team and the Zambia Cash Transfer Evaluation Team. (2018). Cash Transfers, Early Marriage, and Fertility in Malawi and Zambia. Studies in Family Planning, 49(4): 295-317. |
| Journal Article | Paying for Happiness: Experimental Results from a Large Cash Transfer Program in Malawi | Health, Nutrition, and Well-Being | 2018 | Kilburn K, Handa S, Angeles G, Tsoka M and Mvula P. (2018). Paying for Happiness: Experimental Results from a Large Cash Transfer Program in Malawi. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 31(2): 331-356. |
| Journal Article | Impacts of the Malawi social cash transfer program on household food and nutrition security | Health, Nutrition, and Well-Being | 2017 | Brugh K, Angeles G, Mvula P, Tsoka M and Handa S. (2017). Impacts of the Malawi social cash transfer program on household food and nutrition security. Food Policy, 0: 1-14. |
| Journal Article | Using photo elicitation methods to understand resilience among ultra-poor youth and their caregivers in Malawi | Adolescents | 2017 | Barrington C, Villa-Torres L, Abdoulayi S, Tsoka MG and Mvula PM. (2017). Using photo elicitation methods to understand resilience among ultra-poor youth and their caregivers in Malawi. Health Education & Behavior, 0: 1-11. |
| Journal Article | Short-term impacts of an unconditional cash transfer program on child schooling: Experimental evidence from Malawi | Education and Child Labour | 2017 | Kilburn K, Handa S, Angeles G, Mvula P and Tsoka M. (2017). Short-term impacts of an unconditional cash transfer program on child schooling: Experimental evidence from Malawi. Economics of Education Review, 59: 63-80. |
| Journal Article | One plus one can be greater than two: evaluating synergies of development programmes in Malawi | Poverty Reduction and Food Security | 2017 | Pace N, Daidone S, Davis B, Handa S, Knowles H and Pickmans R. (2017). One plus one can be greater than two: evaluating synergies of development programmes in Malawi. Journal of Development studies, 0: 1-38. |
| Journal Article | Social networks, social participation, and health among youth living in extreme poverty in rural Malawi | Adolescents | 2016 | Rock A, Barrington C, Abdoulayi S, Tsoka M, Mvula P and Handa S. (2016). Social networks, social participation, and health among youth living in extreme poverty in rural Malawi. Social Science & Medicine, 170: 5562. |
| Journal Article | A multilevel analysis of the effect of Malawi's Social Cash Transfer Pilot Scheme on school-age children's health | Health, Nutrition, and Well-Being | 2013 | Luseno WK, Singh K, Handa S and Suchindran C. (2013). A multilevel analysis of the effect of Malawi’s Social Cash Transfer Pilot Scheme on school-age children’s health. Health Policy and Planning 29(4): 421 – 432. |
| Journal Article | Cash transfer programs and agricultural production: the case of Malawi | Poverty Reduction and Food Security | 2013 | Boone R, Covarrubias K, Davis B and Winters P. (2013). Cash transfer programs and agricultural production: the case of Malawi. Agricultural Economics, 44(3): 365378. |
| Journal Article | From protection to production: productive impacts of the Malawi Social Cash Transfer scheme. Journal of Development Effectiveness, 4(1) | 2016 | Covarrubias K, Davis B and Winters P. (2012). From protection to production: productive impacts of the Malawi Social Cash Transfer scheme. Journal of Development Effectiveness, 4(1). | |
| Book Chapter | The Social Cash Transfer Programme of Malawi: The Role of Evaluation from the Pilot to the Expansion. In From Evidence to action: The story of cash transfers and impact evaluation in sub-Saharan Africa. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press | 2016 | Angeles G, Abdoulayi S, Barrington C, Handa S, Kainja ET, Mvula P, Mwamlima H, Tsoka M and Spadafora T. (2016). The Social Cash Transfer Programme of Malawi: The Role of Evaluation from the Pilot to the Expansion. In From Evidence to action: The story of cash transfers and impact evaluation in sub-Saharan Africa. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. | |
| Working and Position Paper | Qualitative research on the impacts of social protection on rural women's economic empowerment | Gender and Gender-Based Violence | 2017 | Nesbitt-Ahmed Z, Pozarny P and de la O Campos AP. (2017). Qualitative research on the impacts of social protection on rural women’s economic empowerment. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. |
| Working and Position Paper | The social cash transfer programme and the farm input subsidy programme in Malawi. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome | 2017 | Pace N, Daidone S, Davis B, Handa S, Knowles M and Pickmans R. (2017). The social cash transfer programme and the farm input subsidy programme in Malawi. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. | |
| Working and Position Paper | Happiness and Alleviation of Income Poverty: Impacts of an unconditional cash transfer programme using a subjective well-being approach | Health, Nutrition, and Well-Being | 2016 | Kilburn K, Handa S, Angeles G, Mvula P andTsoka M. (2016). Happiness and Alleviation of Income Poverty: Impacts of an unconditional cash transfer programme using a subjective well-being approach. Innocenti Working Papers no. 2016-23, UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti, Florence. |
| Brief | Policy Options to Improve Life Cycle Vulnerabilities of Beneficiaries in the Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme: Summary brief | Poverty Reduction and Food Security | 2020 | UNICEF Innocenti (2020).Policy Options to Improve Life Cycle Vulnerabilities of Beneficiaries in the Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme: Summary brief. UNICEF Innocenti, Florence, Italy. |
| Brief | Exploring the potential of cash transfers to delay early marriage & pregnancy among youth in Malawi & Zambia. Innocenti Research Brief 2019-01. UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, Florence, Italy | 2016 | Natalia L, Dake F and Peterman A. (2019) Exploring the potential of cash transfers to delay early marriage & pregnancy among youth in Malawi & Zambia. Innocenti Research Brief 2019-01. UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, Florence, Italy. | |
| Brief | The state of evidence on social cash transfers in Africa: Transfer Project Workshop Brief 2017. Innocenti Research Brief 2017-21. UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, Florence, Italy | 2017 | Mills M, Spektor G and Terzini M. (2017). The state of evidence on social cash transfers in Africa: Transfer Project Workshop Brief 2017. Innocenti Research Brief 2017-21. UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, Florence, Italy. | |
| Brief | Myth-busting? How research is refuting common perceptions about unconditional cash transfers. Transfer Project Research Brief 2017-02 | Education and Child Labour | 2017 | Peterman A, Yablonski J and Daidone S. (2017). Myth-busting? How research is refuting common perceptions about unconditional cash transfers. Transfer Project Research Brief 2017-02. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Brief | Innovative research on the impact of social cash transfers in Africa. Transfer Project Research Brief 2017-01. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill | 2017 | The Transfer Project Team. (2017). Innovative research on the impact of social cash transfers in Africa. Transfer Project Research Brief 2017-01. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. | |
| Brief | Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme Impact Evaluation: Community Perceptions of Poverty and Wellbeing | Poverty Reduction and Food Security | 2015 | Abdoulayi S and Brugh K. (2015). Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme Impact Evaluation: Community Perceptions of Poverty and Wellbeing. The Transfer Project Research Brief 2015-08. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Brief | Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme Impact Evaulation: Young Children and Adolescents at Baseline. The Transfer Project Research Brief 2015-06 | Adolescents | 2015 | Brugh K,Kilburn K and Barrington C. (2015). Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme Impact Evaulation: Young Children and Adolescents at Baseline. The Transfer Project Research Brief 2015-06. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Brief | Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme Impact Evaluation: Characteristics of Eligible Households at Baseline | Programme Evaluation and Design | 2015 | Brugh Kand Kilburn K. (2015). Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme Impact Evaluation: Characteristics of Eligible Households at Baseline. The Transfer Project Research Brief 2015-05. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Brief | Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme Impact Evaluation: Overview of the Study Design | Programme Evaluation and Design | 2015 | Handa S. (2015). Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme Impact Evaluation: Overview of the Study Design. The Transfer Project Research Brief 2015-04. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Brief | Do Unconditional Social Cash Transfer Schemes Have Productive Impacts in Malawi? IPC-UNDP Research Brief | Education and Child Labour | 2012 | Covarrubias K, Davis B and Winters P. (2012). Do Unconditional Social Cash Transfer Schemes Have Productive Impacts in Malawi? IPC-UNDP Research Brief. |
| Brief | Simulating the Impacts of Rural Social Cash Transfers and Farmer's Subsidies in Malawi and Ghana. IPC-UNDP Research Brief | 2012 | Filipski M and Taylor JE. (2012). Simulating the Impacts of Rural Social Cash Transfers and Farmer's Subsidies in Malawi and Ghana. IPC-UNDP Research Brief. | |
| Brief | How Do Cash Transfers Affect Child Work and Schooling? Surprising Evidence from Malawi, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia | Education and Child Labour | 2020 | UNICEF Innocenti (2020).How Do Cash Transfers Affect Child Work and Schooling? Surprising Evidence from Malawi, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia. UNICEF Innocenti, Florence, Italy. |
| Journal Article | Myth-busting? Confronting Six Common Perceptions about Unconditional Cash Transfers as a Poverty Reduction Strategy in Africa. World Bank Research Observer, 33(2): 259 298 | 2018 | Handa S, Daidone S, Peterman A, Davis B, Pereira A, Palermo T, Yablonski J on behalf of the Transfer Project (2018). Myth-busting? Confronting Six Common Perceptions about Unconditional Cash Transfers as a Poverty Reduction Strategy in Africa. World Bank Research Observer, 33(2): 259 298. | |
| Journal Article | The livelihood impacts of cash transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Beneficiary perspectives from six countries | Gender and Gender-Based Violence | 2017 | Fisher E, Attah R, Barca V, O’Brien C, Brook S, Holland J, Kardan A, Pavanello S and Pozarny P. (2017). The livelihood impacts of cash transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Beneficiary perspectives from six countries. World Development, 99: 299-319. |
| Journal Article | Understanding the linkages between social safety nets and childhood violence: a review of the evidence from low- and middle-income countries | Gender and Gender-Based Violence | 2017 | Peterman A, Neijhoft A, Cook S and Palermo T. (2017). Understanding the linkages between social safety nets and childhood violence: a review of the evidence from low- and middle-income countries. Health Policy and Planning: 1-23. |
| Working and Position Paper | Combined effects and synergies between agriculture and social protection interventions: What is the evidence so far? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome | 2017 | Soares FV, Knowles M, Daidone S and Tirivayi N. (2017). Combined effects and synergies between agriculture and social protection interventions: What is the evidence so far? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. | |
| Working and Position Paper | Myth-busting? Confronting six common perceptions about unconditional cash transfers as a poverty reduction strategy in Africa. Innocenti Working Papers no. 2017-11, UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, Florence | 2017 | Handa S, Daidone S, Peterman A, Davis B, Pereira A, Palermo T and Yablonski J. (2017). Myth-busting? Confronting six common perceptions about unconditional cash transfers as a poverty reduction strategy in Africa. Innocenti Working Papers no. 2017-11, UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, Florence. | |
| Brief | The impact of cash transfers on food security | Poverty Reduction and Food Security | 2016 | Hjelm L. (2016). The impact of cash transfers on food security. Transfer Project Research Brief 2016-01. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Brief | The broad range of cash transfer impacts in sub-Saharan Africa: Consumption, Human Capital and Productive Activity | Adolescents; Health, Nutrition, and Well-Being | 2014 | Davis B and Handa S. (2014). The broad range of cash transfer impacts in sub-Saharan Africa: Consumption, Human Capital and Productive Activity. Transfer Project Research Brief. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Brief | The Cost of Social Cash Transfer Programs in sub-Saharan Africa | Programme Evaluation and Design | 2013 | Plavgo I, de Milliano M and Handa S. (2013).The Cost of Social Cash Transfer Programs in sub-Saharan Africa. Transfer Project Research Brief 2013-01. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Brief | Evaluating the Impact of Cash Transfer Programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. IPC-UNDP Research Brief | Programme Evaluation and Design | 2012 | Davis B, Gaarder M, Handa S and Yablonski J. (2012). Evaluating the Impact of Cash Transfer Programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. IPC-UNDP Research Brief. |
| Journal Article | Is Graduation from Social Safety Nets Possible? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa | Poverty Reduction and Food Security; Resilience and Productive Impacts | 2015 | Daidone, S, Pellerano, L, Handa, S and Davis, B. (2015),Is Graduation from Social Safety Nets Possible? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa. IDS Bulletin, 46:93102. doi:10.1111/1759-5436.12132 |
| Journal Article | A simulation impact evaluation of rural income transfers in Malawi and Ghana. Journal of Development Effectiveness 4(1): 109-129 | 2012 | Filipski M. (2012). A simulation impact evaluation of rural income transfers in Malawi and Ghana. Journal of Development Effectiveness 4(1): 109-129. | |
| Brief | Measurement of interpersonal violence in national social cash transfer evaluations. Transfer Project Research Brief 2016-05 | Gender and Gender-Based Violence | 2016 | Palermo, T.(2016). Measurement of interpersonal violence in national social cash transfer evaluations. Transfer Project Research Brief 2016-05. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Brief | How much do programmes pay? Transfer size in selected national cash transfer programmes in Africa | Programme Evaluation and Design | 2015 | Davis B and Handa S. (2015). How much do programmes pay? Transfer size in selected national cash transfer programmes in Africa. The Transfer Project Research Brief 2015-09. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Brief | The Impact of Social Cash Transfers on Schooling in Africa: An Update from the Transfer Project. The Transfer Project Research Brief 2015-01 | Education and Child Labour | 2015 | Handa S and de Milliano M. (2015). The Impact of Social Cash Transfers on Schooling in Africa: An Update from the Transfer Project. The Transfer Project Research Brief 2015-01. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Journal Article | Examination of performance of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Short Form 10 among African youth in poor, rural households | Adolescents; Health, Nutrition, and Well-Being | 2018 | Kilburn K, Prencipe L, Hjelm L, Peterman A, Handa S and Palermo T. (2018). Examination of performance of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Short Form 10 among African youth in poor, rural households. BMC Psychiatry, 18(201). |
Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP) Evaluation, 2013 Baseline
Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme, Follow-Up 2014
Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP) Evaluation, 2015 Endline
Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme, Endline 2015
Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP) Longitudinal Impact Evaluation
Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP) Evaluation
| Data Collection | |
| Years: | 2013 (baseline), 2014 (midline), 2015 (endline) |
| Sample Size: | 3,531 households and 16,078 individuals at baseline |
| Location: | Two Districts: Salima and Mangochi |
| Evaluation Design: | Cluster randomized control trail (cRCT) and qualitative study |
| Key Partners/Implementers: |
UNICEF-Office of Research—Innocenti Centre for Social Research at the University of Malawi UNC-CH – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (baseline) |
| Reports | |
Policy options to improve schooling outcomes of children and address lifecycle vulnerabilities in the Malawi SCTP
| Data Collection | |
| Years: | 2019 |
| Sample Size: | 1500 households (qualitative), 155 individuals (qualitative) |
| Location: | Mulanje, Nkhata Bay, Salima |
| Evaluation Design: | Cross section and qualitative study |
| Key Partners/Implementers: | UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti |
| Funders: | |
| Reports |
Addressing Life Cycle Vulnerabilities of Beneficiaries in the Malawi SCTP (August 2020) Policy Options to Improve the Educational Impact of the Malawi SCTP (August 2020) |
Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP) Mchinji Pilot Evaluation
| Data Collection | |
| Years: | 2007 (baseline), 2007 (midline), 2008 (endline) |
| Sample Size: | 800 households at baseline |
| Location: | Mchinji district |
| Evaluation Design: | Cluster randomized control trail (cRCT) and qualitative study |
| Key Partners/Implementers: | |
| Funders: |
USAID – United States Agency for International Development |
| Reports | |
Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP) Longitudinal Impact Evaluation
| Data Collection | |
| Years: | 2022 |
| Sample Size: | 3,413 households |
| Location: | Dedza, Balaka, and Nkhata Bay |
| Evaluation Design: | stratified multi-stage cluster sampling selection |
| Key Partners/Implementers: | Malawi Ministry of Gender, Community, and Social Welfare |
| Funders: | |
| Reports |
Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP) Longitudinal Impact Evaluation Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP) Longitudinal Impact Evaluation--Baseline Key Findings |