IFPRI-WFP SEMINAR: WHAT KINDS OF SOCIAL SAFETY NET TRANSFERS WORK BEST FOR THE RURAL ULTRA POOR?

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On Tuesday, May 26, The Safety Net Transfer Modality Research Initiative (TMRI), jointly implemented by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP), will organize a seminar to present the final findings of the research.

Through this research, ultra-poor rural women with small children received food, cash, and nutrition behavior change communication (BCC) training in various combinations. Under the initiative, 4,000 ultra-poor women and their 21,600 family members in the north-western and southern regions of Bangladesh received a monthly transfer for 24 months from May 2012 to April 2014. The objective of the research was to generate definitive evidence on which transfer modalities work best for the ultra-poor in rural Bangladesh and determine their impact on household income, food security, and child nutrition. For more information Ms. Samita Kaiser: s.kaiser@cgiar.org

Location:

Lakeshore Hotel, Road 41, House 46, Gulshan- 2, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Date and Time: 

May 26, 2015; 9:30 a.m onwards