Which kinds of social safety net transfers work best for the ultra poor in Bangladesh? Operation and impacts of the transfer modality research initiative

Abstract

This report presents the results of the TMRI evaluation. It is organized in ten sections. The rest of Section 1 presents the objectives of the study, conceptual issues and empirical evidence of the effects of food and cash transfers. Section 2 describes the salient features of the TMRI. Section 3 discusses the analytical methodology and the data used in the empirical work. Section 4 gives a profile of survey households. Section 5 provides the findings of evaluation of the TMRI implementation process, assesses various aspects of participation in the TMRI, and provides the cost analysis results. Section 6 presents the impact of the TMRI on household consumption. Section 7 shows impact of the TMRI on maternal knowledge and practices related to child nutrition. Section 8 provides the impact of the TMRI on child anthropometric status. Section 9 presents case studies 3 of TMRI participants from qualitative research. Section 10 summarizes the main findings and provides policy conclusions.