Bangladesh : Can Conditional Cash Transfers Improve Nutrition?
Policymakers and development groups are interested in innovative ways to deliver cash transfer programs and make an impact where it s needed most. In Bangladesh, World Bank researchers worked with the government to evaluate a pilot social protectio...
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okr-10986-226352021-04-23T14:04:10Z Bangladesh : Can Conditional Cash Transfers Improve Nutrition? World Bank ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO FACILITIES ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AGRICULTURAL LABORERS BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS BREASTFEEDING CASH PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CHRONIC MALNUTRITION CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS ENROLLMENT EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD SIZE LEARNING MALNUTRITION MEANS TESTS MEAT NUTRITION NUTRITION OUTCOMES NUTRITION PROGRAMS NUTRITIONAL STATUS POOR POOR CHILDREN POOR FAMILIES PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN PRIMARY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE PRIMARY SCHOOL CLASSES RURAL RURAL AREAS SAFETY NETS SCHOOLS SOCIAL PROTECTION STUNTING WASTING YOUNG CHILDREN Policymakers and development groups are interested in innovative ways to deliver cash transfer programs and make an impact where it s needed most. In Bangladesh, World Bank researchers worked with the government to evaluate a pilot social protection program that conditioned transfers on primary school attendance, monthly growth monitoring for young children and monthly nutrition sessions for mothers. Payments were made to mothers via electronic cash cards. While the program had no effect on school attendance, it significantly boosted consumption of protein and other nutrition- rich foods, and reduced wasting. Based on the results, the nutrition-related part of the program is being scaled up with World Bank assistance to reach 600,000 of the poorest households across Bangladesh, potentially benefitting 2.7 million people. Bangladesh reduced the percentage of families living in poverty by almost a third over the past decade to 30 percent, but the country hasn t been as successful at cutting the rate of wasting and stunting among children. Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of malnutrition in the world and 41 percent of children below the age of 5 are stunted. About five million children are also out of school. 2015-09-16T21:13:18Z 2015-09-16T21:13:18Z 2015-01 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/23908835/bangladesh-can-conditional-cash-transfers-improve-nutrition http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22635 English en_US From evidence to policy; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief South Asia Bangladesh |
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ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO FACILITIES ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AGRICULTURAL LABORERS BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS BREASTFEEDING CASH PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CHRONIC MALNUTRITION CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS ENROLLMENT EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD SIZE LEARNING MALNUTRITION MEANS TESTS MEAT NUTRITION NUTRITION OUTCOMES NUTRITION PROGRAMS NUTRITIONAL STATUS POOR POOR CHILDREN POOR FAMILIES PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN PRIMARY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE PRIMARY SCHOOL CLASSES RURAL RURAL AREAS SAFETY NETS SCHOOLS SOCIAL PROTECTION STUNTING WASTING YOUNG CHILDREN |
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ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO FACILITIES ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AGRICULTURAL LABORERS BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS BREASTFEEDING CASH PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CHRONIC MALNUTRITION CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS ENROLLMENT EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD SIZE LEARNING MALNUTRITION MEANS TESTS MEAT NUTRITION NUTRITION OUTCOMES NUTRITION PROGRAMS NUTRITIONAL STATUS POOR POOR CHILDREN POOR FAMILIES PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN PRIMARY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE PRIMARY SCHOOL CLASSES RURAL RURAL AREAS SAFETY NETS SCHOOLS SOCIAL PROTECTION STUNTING WASTING YOUNG CHILDREN World Bank Bangladesh : Can Conditional Cash Transfers Improve Nutrition? |
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Policymakers and development groups are
interested in innovative ways to deliver cash transfer
programs and make an impact where it s needed most. In
Bangladesh, World Bank researchers worked with the
government to evaluate a pilot social protection program
that conditioned transfers on primary school attendance,
monthly growth monitoring for young children and monthly
nutrition sessions for mothers. Payments were made to
mothers via electronic cash cards. While the program had no
effect on school attendance, it significantly boosted
consumption of protein and other nutrition- rich foods, and
reduced wasting. Based on the results, the nutrition-related
part of the program is being scaled up with World Bank
assistance to reach 600,000 of the poorest households across
Bangladesh, potentially benefitting 2.7 million people.
Bangladesh reduced the percentage of families living in
poverty by almost a third over the past decade to 30
percent, but the country hasn t been as successful at
cutting the rate of wasting and stunting among children.
Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of malnutrition in
the world and 41 percent of children below the age of 5 are
stunted. About five million children are also out of school. |
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