This policy note presents strong evidence of the impacts of early childhood exposure to shocks on later life human capital outcomes in lower-middle-income countries, particularly in the Sahel region. It recommends key, evidence-based social protection interventions to mitigate these impacts and protect human capital as follows : cash transfers to improve child nutritional outcomes, particularly when combined with behavior change communication on water...
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2023/03/01
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Protecting Human Capital from the Impact of Early Life Shocks Key Interventions for Lower-Middle-Income Countries
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Nakawala Lyapa Lufumpa; Anne Hilger; Odyssia Ng; Benedicte Leroy De La Briere.
Protecting Human Capital from the Impact of Early Life Shocks Key Interventions for Lower-Middle-Income Countries (English). SASPP Policy Note Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099647107062319684