Direct cash transfers coupled with Behavior Change Communication (BCC) can reduce violence against women inflicted by their partners by 26 percent, according to a landmark study in Bangladesh conducted by researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Cornell University. The reductions in violence were found 6-10 months after the intervention ended, providing […]
In Bangladesh and elsewhere, social safety nets help to reduce household poverty and food insecurity, but yield few improvements in child nutrition. In 2012–14, IFPRI partnered with the UN World Food Programme on a two-year study to determine which safety net transfer modalities work best for the ultra poor in rural Bangladesh. The results of TMRI’s randomized controlled trial showed that all transfer modality combinations were useful, but that cash transfers combined with nutrition behavior change communications had the greatest impact, with a decrease of 7.3 percentage points—almost three times the national average decline—in children suffering from stunting.
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Cash transfer, behavior change reduce 26pc gender violence: study
Direct cash transfers coupled with behaviour change communication could reduce violence against women inflicted by their partners by 26 per cent, a study has revealed. ‘Our study in Bangladesh found that the combination of transfers and behaviour change communication led to women experiencing less violence from their partners. But transfers alone did not have this […]
How can safety nets reduce violence against women in Bangladesh?
Direct cash transfers coupled with behaviour change communication (BCC) can reduce violence against women inflicted by their partners by more than a quarter, according to a study. The study said the reduction in violence was found six to 10 months after the intervention ended, providing the first evidence that such benefits can be sustained by […]
TMRI Sustainability of Impacts Study
Safety nets can be very effective at improving food security and reducing poverty, but have had limited or mixed effects on improving nutrition. This begs the question: is there something other than resources that's needed to improve child nutrition, particularly to accelerate reductions in child stunting? IFPRI designed and WFP implemented the Transfer Modality Research […]
Can social protection tackle micronutrient deficiencies in Bangladesh?
IFPRI builds a stronger case for the power of cash transfers and high quality nutrition education to tackle Bangladesh's nutrition challenges.