Displacement and development: Evidence from a graduation program for Somalia’s ultra-poor
While the population of internally displaced people around the world continues to grow, evidence around strategies to sustainably enhance livelihoods among IDPs remains extremely limited. We present findings from a randomized trial of an ultra-poor graduation program targeting IDPs in urban Baidoa,...
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| author | Leight, Jessica Hirvonen, Kalle Karachiwalla, Naureen Rakshit, Deboleena |
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| description | While the population of internally displaced people around the world continues to grow, evidence around strategies to sustainably enhance livelihoods among IDPs remains extremely limited. We present findings from a randomized trial of an ultra-poor graduation program targeting IDPs in urban Baidoa, Somalia; the intervention pro-vided cash transfers, an asset transfer or technical training program, and facilitated savings groups. Our findings suggest that two years following program launch, the intervention has led to significant increases in consumption, assets, and savings; however, these effects seem to be driven almost exclusively by increased livestock production. An exploration of heterogeneous effect using generalized random forest methods further suggests that the positive effects of the treatment are dramatically larger for smaller households characterized by lower dependency ratios. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1763892025-12-02T21:03:13Z Displacement and development: Evidence from a graduation program for Somalia’s ultra-poor Leight, Jessica Hirvonen, Kalle Karachiwalla, Naureen Rakshit, Deboleena development internally displaced persons livelihoods livestock While the population of internally displaced people around the world continues to grow, evidence around strategies to sustainably enhance livelihoods among IDPs remains extremely limited. We present findings from a randomized trial of an ultra-poor graduation program targeting IDPs in urban Baidoa, Somalia; the intervention pro-vided cash transfers, an asset transfer or technical training program, and facilitated savings groups. Our findings suggest that two years following program launch, the intervention has led to significant increases in consumption, assets, and savings; however, these effects seem to be driven almost exclusively by increased livestock production. An exploration of heterogeneous effect using generalized random forest methods further suggests that the positive effects of the treatment are dramatically larger for smaller households characterized by lower dependency ratios. 2025-09-05 2025-09-08T14:36:10Z 2025-09-08T14:36:10Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176389 en https://www.ifpri.org/project/ultra-poor-graduation-in-somalia/ Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Leight, Jessica; Hirvonen, Kalle; Karachiwalla, Naureen; and Rakshit, Deboleena. 2025. Displacement and development: Evidence from a graduation program for Somalia’s ultra-poor. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2356. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176389 |
| spellingShingle | development internally displaced persons livelihoods livestock Leight, Jessica Hirvonen, Kalle Karachiwalla, Naureen Rakshit, Deboleena Displacement and development: Evidence from a graduation program for Somalia’s ultra-poor |
| title | Displacement and development: Evidence from a graduation program for Somalia’s ultra-poor |
| title_full | Displacement and development: Evidence from a graduation program for Somalia’s ultra-poor |
| title_fullStr | Displacement and development: Evidence from a graduation program for Somalia’s ultra-poor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Displacement and development: Evidence from a graduation program for Somalia’s ultra-poor |
| title_short | Displacement and development: Evidence from a graduation program for Somalia’s ultra-poor |
| title_sort | displacement and development evidence from a graduation program for somalia s ultra poor |
| topic | development internally displaced persons livelihoods livestock |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176389 |
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