Planning for government adoption of a social protection programme in an insecure environment: the Child Grant Development Programme in northern Nigeria

Author(s)
Trousseau, V.
Publication language
English
Pages
28pp
Date published
27 Aug 2014
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Cash-based transfers (CBT), Children & youth, Poverty
Countries
Nigeria, Nigeria
Organisations
Action Against Hunger
Link
http://www.cashlearning.org/resources/library/451-planning-for-government-adopti…

It is the aim of this case study to present progress, issues and lessons learned from a social protection cash transfer programme targeted at pregnant women and children under two years old, in the northern Nigerian states of Jigawa and Zamfara, funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), led by Save the Children in partnership with Action Against Hunger (ACF).