Poverty Reduction Specialist Camilla Holmemo discusses ADB’s support for a conditional cash transfer program in the Philippines that will help over half a million families keep their children healthy, and in school.
Duration : 0:2:22
September 6, 2010
Conditional Cash Transfers – Camilla Holmemo
April 24, 2010
A Transfer out of Poverty Part 2
Part 2 of a documentary on the use of cash transfers to address chronic hunger, poverty and vulnerability in southern Africa, as a component of comprehensive, government-owned, national social protection programmes. Produced by the Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme (RHVP); narrated by Redi Direko; and with an introduction by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Duration : 0:10:10
March 30, 2010
A Transfer out of Poverty Part 1
Part 1 of a documentary on the use of cash transfers to address chronic hunger, poverty and vulnerability in southern Africa, as a component of comprehensive, government-owned, national social protection programmes. Produced by the Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme (RHVP); narrated by Redi Direko; and with an introduction by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Duration : 0:9:25
February 5, 2010
Cash in Hand (1 of 2) – Encouraging Education – BBC Documentary
Cash in Hand A two part series that explores a simple but controversial idea that cash hand-outs can lift people out of poverty. The idea is to encourage certain patterns of behaviour by giving poor families money in exchange for sending their children to school.
The series begins with a Report on the example of Colombias own Conditional Credit Transfer (CCT) scheme, “Familias en Acción” and continues with a brief panel discussion on the benefits and problems of this specific program, before continuing (in part 2) with an example from New York, USA. Recorded from BBC on 22.08.09.
Duration : 0:10:57
January 20, 2010
Cash in Hand (2 of 2) – Encouraging Education – BBC Documentary
Cash in Hand A two part series that explores a simple but controversial idea that cash hand-outs can lift people out of poverty. The idea is to encourage certain patterns of behaviour by giving poor families money in exchange for sending their children to school.
This second part continues with a Report on the example of New Yorks’ own Conditional Credit Transfer (CCT) scheme, and looks at the complexities & critisisms of such schemes, but also the benefits and views from supporters. Recorded from BBC on 22.08.09.
Duration : 0:10:52