Cash transfer programmes are a widely applied social protection scheme that has achieved successes in fighting poverty worldwide. A large literature has sprung up around these programmes, yet the relationship between cash transfer programmes and the nutritional status of recipient children is unclear. Can cash transfers be counted on to improve child health, or are mediating ...» more
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This e-library contains more than 4500 external publications on governance, social development, conflict and humanitarian issues. It includes academic and grey literature selected for its basis in good quality research and coverage of a range of perspectives. Policy-oriented summaries of each document are provided, plus links to the full text.
Livelihoods, basic services and social protection in South Sudan
This paper summarises the existing literature on livelihoods, basic services and social protection in South Sudan; presents a brief analysis of this literature, its strengths and its gaps; and lays out potential research questions for the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC). It provides a brief overview of the country and the impact of the conflict with the North ...» more
Building the House of Governance in Jonglei State
The people of Jonglei State share a common history together with richly diverse traditions and interests. At the same time, they have suffered the hardships of various cycles of conflict, which have disrupted life in their communities over a long period. At the end of 2011, within months of the country’s independence, incidents of violent conflict within the state had sent ...» more
Impact Assessment of Community Participation in Solid Waste Management Projects in Selected Areas of Faisalabad City
This paper attempts to determine the impact of community participation projects on the management of solid waste in some selected areas of Faisalabad, Pakistan. The government of the Punjab province initiated a project to upgrade the environment and solid waste management system in Faisalabad in different phases. This project was thought to be successful as it created a great ...» more
Effectiveness Review: Community-Based Disaster Risk Management and Livelihoods Programme, Pakistan
Under Oxfam Great Britain’s (OGB) Global Performance Framework (GPF), sufficiently mature projects/programmes are being randomly selected each year and their effectiveness rigorously assessed. Pakistan’s Community-based Disaster Risk Management and Livelihoods Programme was randomly selected for an Effectiveness Review under the adaptation and risk reduction (ARR) thematic ...» more