Abstract
This paper presents the results of the multi-method evaluation of the
CLARISSA Cash Plus pilot, which was an innovative social protection
scheme for tackling social ills, including the worst forms of child labour. A
universal and unconditional ‘cash plus’ programme, it combined community
mobilisation, case work, and cash transfers, and was implemented across
a high-density, low-income neighbourhood in Dhaka. Findings show that
the intervention was impactful in reducing people’s poverty and increasing
their wellbeing and resilience. Impacts on work and working conditions were
present but limited, quite likely because impact pathways on this ultimate
outcome are complex and overlapping. The positive synergies between cash
and non-cash components were marked and strongly suggest the need to
replicate and scale an intervention of this nature. Recommendations from
the evidence are offered for government, donors, and civil society.
CLARISSA Cash Plus pilot, which was an innovative social protection
scheme for tackling social ills, including the worst forms of child labour. A
universal and unconditional ‘cash plus’ programme, it combined community
mobilisation, case work, and cash transfers, and was implemented across
a high-density, low-income neighbourhood in Dhaka. Findings show that
the intervention was impactful in reducing people’s poverty and increasing
their wellbeing and resilience. Impacts on work and working conditions were
present but limited, quite likely because impact pathways on this ultimate
outcome are complex and overlapping. The positive synergies between cash
and non-cash components were marked and strongly suggest the need to
replicate and scale an intervention of this nature. Recommendations from
the evidence are offered for government, donors, and civil society.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 5 Sept 2024 |
Funding
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
