Kenya's Social Cash Transfer Program
2016
This case study describes the impact of providing cash transfers to primary caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children in Kenya. The Kenyan government partnered with UNICEF to pilot and expand a monthly cash transfer program to ultra-poor households caring for orphans and vulnerable children. This case describes the collaborative efforts and iterative approach behind the program implementation, health and non-health outcomes for the children, and costs of the program.
This case study is part of Millions Saved: New Cases of Proven Success in Global Health, a collection of case studies produced by the Center for Global Development that profiles 18 remarkable cases in which large-scale efforts to improve health in low- and middle-income countries succeeded, and 4 examples of promising interventions that fell short of their health targets when scaled-up in real world conditions. The cases featured on the website are shortened versions of the respective book chapters in the print edition.
Kenya's Social Cash Transfer Program
Source:
Glassman A, Temin M. Kenya’s Social Cash Transfer Program. Millions Saved: New Cases of Proven Success in Global Health. Center for Global Development 2016. http://millionssaved.cgdev.org/case-studies/kenyas-social-cash-transfer-program.