Cash and child protection: how cash transfer programming can protect children from abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence

Author(s)
Thompson, H.
Publication language
English
Pages
45pp
Date published
13 Feb 2012
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Cash-based transfers (CBT), Children & youth

This discussion paper examines the links between cash transfers and the positive and negative outcomes for children – in particular, the role cash transfers have played in protecting children from abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence. It aims to identify ways in which cash transfer activities could be designed to support the protection of children affected by emergencies.