NEW RESEARCH: Can refugees transform their lives with large cash transfers of $1000? And can it work in the context of the dual shocks caused by aid cuts and the COVID-19 pandemic? (1/10) 🧵
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(2/10) Previous studies show that giving large cash transfers to people in poverty can help them boost their income & quality of life. IDinsight partnered w/@GiveDirectly to evaluate the impact of their cash transfer program in Uganda’s Kiryandongo refugee settlement.
(3/10) This #WorldRefugeeDay we share early findings from our impact evaluation of @GiveDirectly’s one-off unconditional cash transfer (UCT) program. IDinsight’s eval combined an RCT of 1,090 refugee households & a longitudinal qual study of 21 households.
(4/10) @GiveDirectly and @IDinsight used a public lottery system to ensure transparent distribution of cash. 10,000 Sudanese refugee households were randomly assigned 1 of 24 cohorts. Each month households of 1 cohort received a UCT of $1000. bit.ly/3b7YoCq
(5/10) What did we find?
~Two years after receiving UCTs, refugees who received cash transfers reported improved living conditions compared to those households that did not receive the cash transfers.
(6/10) Consumption in households increased by 11% ($32) each month, which is roughly the same amount as an avg families monthly expenditure on education.
(7/10) With a 61% ($1386) increase in assets, we found that households made home improvements, such as installing metal roofs or adding rooms.
(8/10) More households started businesses, and now earn 64% ($14) more business revenue because of the unconditional cash transfer.
Pictured: Grace & Catherine are trainees of Suzy Peter's business which benefited from the cash transfer.
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(9/10) Based on our results we hope this study will inform future decisions to introduce UCTs as an effective mechanism for poverty alleviation in #refugee communities.
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(10/10) To learn more about our findings read the brief here. We will be releasing a full technical report plus an academic paper in late July. bit.ly/3zQPljM
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