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by IFPRI | December 5, 2022

Cash transfers and intimate partner violence: A research view on design and implementation for risk mitigation and prevention
Peterman, Amber; Roy, Shalini. 2022
This brief summarizes evidence from rigorous studies and existing operational guidance around common decisions made in cash transfer programs and offers recommendations to increase gender-sensitivity and responsiveness to intimate partner violence prevention.
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Gender-sensitive social protection: A critical component of the COVID-19 response in low- and middle-income countries
Hidrobo, Melissa; Kumar, Neha; Palermo, Tia; Peterman, Amber; Roy, Shalini. 2020
As social protection programs and systems adapt to mitigate against the COVID-19 crisis, there is an opportunity to address design and implementation factors to increase gender-sensitivity to achieve gender-related equality gains.
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Cash transfers conditional on schooling reduce IPV among young women in South Africa
Cash Transfer and Intimate Partner Violence Research Collaborative. 2019
This case study summarizes the impacts of a conditional cash transfer program targeted to girls of secondary school age in South Africa which led to a 34 percent reduction in intimate partner physical violence.
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Food and cash transfers coupled with nutrition behavior change communication lead to sustained reductions in intimate partner violence in Bangladesh
Cash Transfer and Intimate Partner Violence Research Collaborative. 2019
This case study from Bangladesh summarizes findings from a transfer program that—when paired with nutrition behavior change communication—led to a 26 percent reduction in physical intimate partner violence that was sustained after the program ended.
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Cash, food, and vouchers reduce intimate partner violence in urban areas in Ecuador
Cash Transfer and Intimate Partner Violence Research Collaborative. 2019
This case study summarizes the impact of a short-term food, cash, and voucher program targeted to the urban poor in Northern Ecuador--showing reductions of 30 percent in physical and sexual intimate partner violence, as well as a 19 percent reduction in controlling behaviors.
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Cash Transfers and Intimate Partner Violence: Finding from a Review of Quantitative and Qualitative Studies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Prevention Collaborative. 2019
This evidence brief summarizes mixed-method evidence showing cash transfers can reduce intimate partner violence in low- and middle-income countries.
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