The Impacts of the Child Grants Programme in Lesotho

Author: Silvio Daidone ,Benjamin Davis ,Joshua Dewbre ,Katia Covarrubias
Thematic Area: Social Protection

Abstract:“Lesotho’s Child Grants Programme (CGP) provides cash transfers to reduce malnutrition, improve health and increase school enrolment among orphans and vulnerable children. The programme has undergone a major transformation since it started in 2009: funding has largely been taken over by the government, and the institutional and operational systems needed for a nationwide programme are in place. Today, the CGP reaches nearly 20,000 households and 65,000 children across Lesotho.”(…)

Keywords:Impacts, Child Grants Programme, Lesotho
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Type/Issue:One Pager/281
ISSN:2318-9118

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