Tackling children's economic and psychosocial vulnerabilities synergistically: How well is the Palestinian National Cash Transfer Programme serving Gazan children?

Abu-Hamad, Bassam; Jones, Nicola; Pereznieto, Paola

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.09.009

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“… Food transfer (full) : 30 kg of rice, 2 kg lentils and 2 l fortified cooking oil. Monthly Middle East and North Africa (MENA) 14 Abu-Hamad et al . (2014) a Occupied Palestinian Territories Palestinian National Cash Transfer Program Ministry of Social Affairs (Govt) UCT and in-kind Extremely poor HHs (consumption-based PMT) with specific consideration for vulnerable groups f HH representative Combines two cash transfers: EU-funded Social Hardship Case program; Social Safety Net Reform Project.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The remaining employed quasi-experimental techniques, including propensity score matching (PSM) or other matching techniques or natural experiments. The Palestine paper ( Abu-Hamad et al 2014 ) was the only truly mixed methods evaluation reviewed.…”

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“…(2016) b cRCT (exp.) Primary data collection in 250 villages in northwest (Kurigram and Rangpur) 250 villages in south (Bhola, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Bagerhat and Khulna) (2012–13–14) 5000 HH with child aged 0–24 months at baseline Violent discipline Parent hit child last week Ongoing Ongoing NR Parent hits back or other physical punishment if child hit parents Middle East and North Africa 14 Abu-Hamad et al . (2014) a Difference in mean (quasi-exp.)…”

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“…Apart from economic security, which was implicit in nearly all the studies, the most commonly hypothesized mechanisms for changes in childhood violence experience (all highlighted by three studies each) were schooling ( Baird et al 2012 ; Handa et al 2014 ; Rosenberg et al 2014 ), changes in caregiving behaviours ( Paxson and Schady 2010 ; Fernald and Hidrobo 2011 ; Macours et al 2012 ), and parents’ improved mental health and psychosocial well-being ( Paxson and Schady 2010 ; Macours et al 2012 ; Abu-Hamad et al 2014 ). The stress pathway was mentioned by two studies ( Abu-Hamad et al 2014 ; Rodríguez 2015 ), as was children’s problem or risk behaviours ( Baird et al 2012 ; Cluver et al 2013 ). Finally, one study each mentioned the following pathways: changes in intra-household conflict through women’s empowerment ( Rodríguez 2015 ) and empowerment which allows adolescent girls to leave abusive relationships ( Pettifor et al 2016 ).…”

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Understanding the linkages between social safety nets and childhood violence: a review of the evidence from low- and middle-income countries

Peterman¹,

Neijhoft²,

Cook³

et al. 2017

Health Policy and Planning

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As many as one billion children experience violence every year, and household- and community-level poverty are among the risk factors for child protection violations. Social safety nets (SSNs) are a main policy tool to address poverty and vulnerability, and there is substantial evidence demonstrating positive effects on children’s health and human capital. This paper reviews evidence and develops a framework to understand linkages between non-contributory SSNs and the experience of childhood emotional, physical and sexual violence in low- and middle-income countries. We catalogue 14 rigorous impact evaluations, 11 of which are completed, analysing 57 unique impacts on diverse violence indicators. Among these impacts, approximately one in five represent statistically significant protective effects on childhood violence. Promising evidence relates to sexual violence among female adolescents in Africa, while there is less clear evidence of significant impacts in other parts of the developing world, and on young child measures, including violent discipline. Further, few studies are set up to meaningfully unpack mechanisms between SSNs and childhood violence; however, those most commonly hypothesized operate at the household level (through increases in economic security and reductions in poverty-related stress), the interpersonal level (improved parental behaviours, caregiving practices, improved psychosocial well-being) and at the child-level (protective education and decreases in problem or risky behaviours). It is important to emphasize that traditional SSNs are never designed with violence prevention as primary objectives, and thus should not be considered as standalone interventions to reduce risks for childhood violence. However, SSNs, particularly within integrated protection systems, appear to have potential to reduce violence risk. Linkages between SSNs and childhood violence are understudied, and investments should be made to close this evidence gap.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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“…In a 2014 study, supported by UNICEF and the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), the authors found that the PNCTP is an inadequate initiative that is unable to fully address child poverty in Palestine (Pereznieto, Jones, Hamad, Shaheen, & O'Neil, ; see also Abu‐Hamad, Jones, & Pereznieto, ; Pereznieto, Jones, Hamad, & Shaheen, ). It found that the PNCTP does not sufficiently address children's rights to social protection that enables them to live a life that is free from poverty and vulnerability (Pereznieto, Jones, Hamad, Shaheen, & O'Neil, ), although it does help with meeting basic survival needs, including providing impoverished families with access to health care (Giacaman et al, ; WHO, ) and with a greater quantity and variety of nutritious food.…”

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Child Poverty and Youth Unemployment in Palestine

Abu-Ras

Mohamed

2018

Poverty & Public Policy

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Poverty has been defined as a set of risk factors that damage an individual's mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual development. However, the debate about the effects of poverty on the growth, development, and health of Palestinian youth and children specifically is as much involved with the culture and the economics of poverty as it is with the political context of poverty. This article examines the overall levels, trends, and negative effects of poverty among Palestinian children and youth, identifying the drivers of poverty since the Israeli occupation and its effects on the children and youth residing in the West Bank and Gaza. In addition, it demonstrates the strong links between the political and economic environment and poverty among family and children as well as individual well-being in the West Bank and Gaza. By examining this important topic, it identifies the main reasons for poverty and clarifies the process by which the Israeli occupation and policies have transformed the Palestinian social and economic structures, thereby adding more constraints on the Palestinian people and government. The time period covered includes the expansion of Israeli occupation, the resultant economic and political hardship, and the rise of the Palestinian intifada as well as the current anti-poverty programs in place.

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Experiences of conditional and unconditional cash transfers intended for improving health outcomes and health service use: a qualitative evidence synthesis

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Sidney-Annerstedt

Wingfield

et al. 2023

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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Tackling children's economic and psychosocial vulnerabilities synergistically: How well is the Palestinian National Cash Transfer Programme serving Gazan children?

Cited by 16 publications

References 8 publications

Understanding the linkages between social safety nets and childhood violence: a review of the evidence from low- and middle-income countries

Understanding the linkages between social safety nets and childhood violence: a review of the evidence from low- and middle-income countries

Child Poverty and Youth Unemployment in Palestine

Experiences of conditional and unconditional cash transfers intended for improving health outcomes and health service use: a qualitative evidence synthesis

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