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Manuscripts Published and in Review: TOPICS Miller, C., Tsoka, M., Reichert, K. (2010). “Cash transfers and child health in Malawi: Early findings on the impact of $14 per month.” In review.  (Contact Candace for Working Paper) Miller, C. Tsoka, M, and Reichert, K. (2010). “We could only see darkness because of hunger, but now we go to school with full stomachs:” Cash Transfers, education and child work among Malawi’s poor.” In review. (Contact Candace for Working Paper) Miller C., Tsoka M., Reichert K., and Hussaini A. (2010). “Interrupting the intergenerational cycle of poverty with the Malawi Social Cash Transfer.” Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies. 5(2). Miller, C., Tsoka, M., Reichert, K. (2010). The impact of the Social Cash Transfer Scheme on food security in Malawi. Food Policy. Accepted Nov. 2010. (Available online) Miller, C., Tsoka M., Reichert, K. (2010). Targeting Cash to Malawi’s Ultra Poor: A Mixed Methods Evaluation. Development Policy Review. 28(4):481-502. Miller C. (2010). “Cash Transfers and Economic Growth: A mixed methods analysis of transfer recipients and business owners in Malawi.” Economic impacts (in review) Miller, C. and Tsoka, M. (2010). “ARVs and cash too: Caring and supporting people living with HIV/AIDS with the Malawi Social Cash Transfer.” In review. Miller, C. (2011). "On the backs of the poor: The burden of widespread poverty on cash transfer recipients." In review. Friends met in the field We are happy to share our study instruments and reports. Please let us know if you have any questions, suggestion or if you intend to use them in your work. REPORTS Final Report Executive Summary of the Impact Evaluation, Operations Evaluation and Targeting Evaluation Impact Report: External Evaluation of the Mchinji Social Cash Transfer Operations Report: External Evaluation of the Mchinji Social Cash Transfer Targeting Report: External Evaluation of the Mchinji Social Cash Transfer Baseline Report Baseline Report Revised March 2008 INSTRUMENTS Baseline Survey English Chichewa Round 2 Follow-up Survey English Round 3 Follow-up Survey English Targeting Survey English Chichewa Focus Group Discussion Guide for children English Chichewa PRESENTATIONS External Evaluation of the Mchinji Cash Transfer: project plans Preliminary presentation on the baseline data Baseline findings indicate that recipient households are highly vulnerable: Fifty-nine percent of all recipients are children and 23% are 65 years or older. Orphans represent 60% of all children. Forty percent of households have no working-aged adult and more than one third of households are caring for someone with a chronic illness. One in five households has experienced the death of a member in the past year and more than 45% of these deaths appear to be AIDS related. Presentation at World Bank May 27, 2009 Overview of the Malawi Social Cash Transfer Presentation for conference: Use of market-based approaches as a Response to seasonal food insecurity sponsored by DFID Malawi, RHVP, Concern World Wide and Oxfam, June 16, 2009 Economic Impact of Cash Transfer Handout on Interpreting Statistics Understanding statistics can be tricky if you do not have a lot of background. This brief handout may help. Also, simple google searches can lead you to easy to understand websites where statistical terms are explained. An older woman in Mchinji Kids in the field

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