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The Transfer Project is a multi-country cash transfer research initiative. Established in 2008, the project is a collaborative network between UNICEF Innocenti, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the University of North Carolina, UNICEF Regional and Country Offices, national governments, and local research partners. The project measures typical economic outcomes, with an emphasis on how cash transfers impact other aspects of people’s lives. The research takes place in 14 countries across Africa: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Study design
Cohort

Number of participants at first data collection

20,555 (participants)

Age at first data collection

Varied (participants)

Participant year of birth

Varied (participants)

Participant sex
All

Representative sample at baseline?
No

Sample features

Multi-site
Dataset details
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Countries

Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Jordan, Kenya

Year of first data collection

2008

Primary Institutions

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (Research, Italy)

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Office of Research-Innocenti (Research, Italy)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) (Academic, United States of America)

Links

transfer.cpc.unc.edu/

transfer.cpc.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/TransferProjectBrief_2015-03_MeasurmentHlth-Well-beingYouth.pdf

Funders

Department of Labor (Government, United States of America)

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) (Government, United Kingdom)

International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) (Third Sector, United States of America)

National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Government, United States of America)

Oak Foundation (Third Sector, Switzerland)

Ongoing?
Yes

Data types collected

mentalHealthData
qualitativeData
Quantitative data collection
  • Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
  • Self-completed questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
Qualitative data collection
  • Interviews or focus groups
Neuroimaging data collection
  • None
Linked or secondary data
  • None
Features

Engagement

  • Participant or community advisory groups
  • Community engagement
  • Keywords

    Assets
    Child labour
    Diet and nutrition
    Education
    Health and wellbeing
    Income and expenses
    Poverty
    Violence
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