Skovdal, Morten, Mwasiaji, Winnie, Morrison, Joanna and Tomkins, Andrew (2008) Community-based capital cash transfer to support orphans in Western Kenya: a consumer perspective. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 3 (1). pp. 1-15. ISSN 1745-0128
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Various types of 'cash transfer' are currently receiving much attention as a way of helping orphans and vulnerable children in Africa. Drawing on a qualitative study conducted in Western Kenya, this paper points to the strategy of community-based capital cash transfers (CCCT) as a particularly promising method of supporting orphans and carers. Qualitative data were obtained from 15 orphans and 26 caregivers in Bondo District, Kenya, beneficiaries of a CCCT programme run by a partnership between the community, the government social services department and a foreign donor. Our findings suggest that the programme not only increased food availability, but also enhanced social capital. Further research is needed to explore the potential of CCCT in supporting orphans and vulnerable children in countries with high orphanhood rates.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/17450128.as... |
| Additional Information: | © 2011 Informa plc |
| Divisions: | Psychological and Behavioural Science |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > DT Africa H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Jun 2011 13:19 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Oct 2024 05:12 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/36762 |
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