Social Protection
We dry the cowhide while our skin dries in the sun
Drying cowhide is a laborious job. You need to continuously turn the hide, stand by it to ensure they are…
The pandemic pushes more children into the Worst Forms of Child Labour
I met Rafique*, while he was taking a small break and drinking tea at the roadside. I was collecting life…
Children’s Engagement with Exploitative Work in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Despite decades of interventions aiming to reduce child labour, children’s engagement with exploitative work remains widespread, particularly in South Asia….
A ‘Cash Plus’ intervention for children in exploitative work
Social protection policies have been lauded for their many positive effects on children’s lives. Cash transfer programmes, in particular, have…
Towards Ethical Good Practice in Cash Transfer Trials and their Evaluation
Although cash transfers are now widely used within development and social policy, there is still limited discussion over how (and…
Interventions to Combat High-Interest Informal Moneylending
This Emerging Evidence Report acknowledges that high-interest informal moneylending can serve a useful purpose in developing countries, helping those without…