This week in cash transfers

Africa: World Bank Helps Senegal Strengthen Social Safety Nets – AllAfrica – February 19, 2015 – Government of Senegal launched a 40.5 million dollar International Development Association credit to help Senegal establish the building blocks for a national social safety net system and provide targeted cash transfers to poor and vulnerable households
Can Digital Cash Transfers Enable Financial Inclusion in India? – CGAP – February 19, 2015 – On whether digital government-to-person transfers can enable financial inclusion
Betting on the poor – DevEx – February 20, 2015 – On effectiveness of unconditional cash transfers, and need for transfer of power and responsibility to partner countries

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