Evidence from a pilot project in Lesotho. Key Findings include
• Cash transfers do not significantly increase anti-social
expenditures (alcohol and cigarettes), but do reduce
gender conflicts and tensions within households.
• Although the World Vision programme is a short-term
response to drought, there is some limited evidence that it
will have a long-term positive effect on household gender
relations.
• Generational conflicts resulting from cash transfers are a
much greater concern than gender conflicts and are
particularly acute in households where the elderly are
taking care of orphans and vulnerable children.
Authors: Rachel Slater and Matseliso Mphale (ODI)
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