Background After decades of decline since 2005, the global prevalence of
undernourishment reverted and since 2015 has increased to levels seen in 2010 to 2011 …

Purpose This paper aims to examine the factors that influence rural women's participation in
Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) and the savings contribution in the Kassena …

We explore the impact of a rural agricultural value chain project in Liberia on smallholder
farmers, their households and children in order to better understand the link between …

We test the impact of a reciprocal adult labor program, Ajuda Mútua (AM), on child labor and
schooling. AM was introduced into the province of Nampula in Mozambique, an area where …

Purpose Ethiopia suffers from structural food insecurity due to its low food production, low
purchasing power, and climatic shocks such as drought. Coffee is Ethiopia's primary source …

Background In the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Village Savings
and Loan Associations (VSLAs) programs targeting women are implemented. In the context …

Abstract Development evaluation refers to evaluating projects and programmes in
development contexts. Some evaluations are too narrow. Narrow within-discipline impact …

Economic strengthening (ES) approaches are increasingly applied in resource-poor
environments, including in humanitarian crisis settings, in order to achieve a wide variety of …

The prevalence of malnutrition in children below the age of 5 years in rural Zimbabwe,
resulting from low income and the inability to meet food and medical expenses, marks huge …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of savings and loan groups
(SGs), alone and combined with a rotating labor scheme (Ajuda Mútua), on the economic …