Report
02/13/2019
Why a universal Child Grant makes sense for Nepal
https://www.unicef.org/nepal/reports/why-universal-child-grant-makes-sense-nepal
A short history of the Child Grant, The Child Grant was introduced in 2009/10 to support better nutrition for children under five years of age. Every four months, the Child Grant transfers NRs. 800 (US$7.50) to the mother or primary caregiver of eligible children in the geographically remote Karnali region and to poor Dalit households in the rest of the country. As early as 2012,…
Report
02/13/2019
Benefits of Nepal’s Child Grant for current and future generations
https://www.unicef.org/nepal/reports/benefits-nepals-child-grant-current-and-future-generations
Why invest in children?, The early years are a critical time in a child’s development. Children’s brains develop at a rapid pace in the earliest years, but this slows with age. A lack of development in early life is therefore difficult to make up for in later years. Children exposed to good quality early stimulation have higher schooling outcomes and greater productivity…
Report
02/13/2019
An expansion strategy for Nepal’s Child Grant
https://www.unicef.org/nepal/reports/expansion-strategy-nepals-child-grant
The Child Grant was introduced in 2009/10 to support better nutrition for children under five years of age. Like other social security schemes implemented by the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (MOFALD) that take a rights-based approach and promote social inclusion, the vision was to see a nationwide Child Grant that is available…