An empirical investigation of UNICEF’s nutrition-sensitive short-term cash transfer programme

in Sri Lanka

CTP
UNICEF Sri Lanka

Highlights

In the recent economic crisis, UNICEF implemented nutrition-sensitive short-term cash transfers in districts with high burdens of child undernutrition. This study aims to understand the barriers to  using these cash transfers and other household resources that improve maternal and child diets and to explore ways to improve the effectiveness of nutrition-sensitive cash transfers. 

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Author(s)
Derek Headey, Dilini Hemachandra, and Immacolata Ranucci
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English