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Limited evidence exists of the effectiveness of combining cash transfers and family strengthening interventions in developing country contexts. This study provides evidence from an evaluation of a bespoke family strengthening intervention for Child Support Grant beneficiaries in 10 urban communities in Johannesburg, South Africa. A qualitative pre-post design was used to assess the effectiveness of this combination intervention including a nine-month follow-up study. Participants were randomly assigned to intervention and non-intervention groups allowing for comparison between the…
The Sihleng’imizi (meaning ‘we care for families’) Family Programme is designed to complement and scale up the positive benefits of the Child Support Grant (CSG) in South Africa and strengthen disadvantaged families to improve child well-being outcomes. The main purpose of the follow-up evaluation was to assess first, whether participants in the Sihleng’imizi Family Strengthening programmes had retained what they had learned and were able to implement these learnings nine months following termination of the intervention; second, to compare these findings with the control group that had not…
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Background
Household cash grants are associated with beneficial outcomes; enhanced if provided in combination with care.
Objectives
This study describes the impact of cash grants and parenting quality on 854 children aged 5–15 (South African and Malawi) on educational outcomes including enrolment, regular attendance, correct class for age and school progress (controlling for cognitive performance). Consecutive attenders at randomly selected Community based organisations were recruited. The effects of cash plus good parenting, HIV status and gender were examined.…
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Background: Social protection interventions, including cash grants and care provision have been shown to effectively reduce some negative impacts of the HIV epidemic on adolescents and families. Less is known about the role of social protection on younger HIV affected populations. This study explored the impact of cash grants on children’s cognitive development. Additionally, we examined whether combined cash and care (operationalised as good parenting) was associated with improved cognitive outcomes.
Methods: The sample included 854 children, aged 5 – 15, participating in…
This report presents the findings of an intervention study evaluating the short-term outcomes of Sihleng’imizi Family Programme, an evidence-based preventative social-educational intervention. The qualitative data was drawn from interviews with the 40 families who completed the programme and 20 control group families.
The outcomes of the programme were assessed in relation to changes that were evident in the five areas outlined below:
- Child-caregiver relations: improving communication, family cohesion, behavioural management, and caregiving capabilities;
- …
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Introduction: Economic strengthening practitioners are increasingly seeking data collection tools that will help them target households vulnerable to HIV and poor child well-being outcomes, match households to appropriate interventions, monitor their status, and determine readiness for graduation from project support. This article discusses efforts in 3 countries to develop simple, valid tools to quantify and classify economic vulnerability status.
Methods and Findings: In Côte d'Ivoire, we conducted a cross-sectional survey with 3,…
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Cash transfers have delivered measurable benefits for poor and vulnerable children in low‐ and middle‐income countries. However, on its own, a cash transfer is insufficient to promote holistic child well‐being. In the quest for appropriate complementary family support services, known as ‘cash plus’ programing, this qualitative study sought to explore the perspectives of a group of South African caregivers, all of whom were in receipt of a Child Support Grant (CSG), in relation to their own caregiving and family functioning. Critical areas of support to families were identified to…
This chapter from the South African Child Gauge 2018 provides an overview of children living in poverty in South Africa, highlighting those living in households without an employed adult. The chapter also presents figures on children receiving cash grants in South Africa such as the Child Support Grant, the Foster Care Grant, and the Care Dependency Grant for caregivers caring for children with disabilities.
This chapter from the South African Child Gauge 2018 focuses on childcare and children’s caregivers in South Africa and aims to address the following questions:
- Who provides care for children?
- How does the state support or undermine care choices?
- Why and how should the state support caregivers?
Introduction
In late 2016, ACREMET conducted a qualitative study of the family strengthening approach that underlies the Isibindi model. The study explored how the approach contributes to the improvements in children’s well-being that Isibindi achieves. The researchers studied relevant documents, conducted individual interviews and focus group discussions, and visited 18 beneficiary households to observe the situation in which Isibindi’s child and youth care workers (CYCWs) work. The study was done in three Isibindi sites – Alice in Eastern Cape, Bela-Bela in Limpopo, and…