The impact of a nutrition-sensitive graduation model program on child nutrition: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia
Multifaceted graduation models are a promising strategy to sustainably reduce poverty, yet evidence on their effects on child undernutrition remains limited. This randomized controlled trial evaluated a nutrition-sensitive graduation model combining village economic and savings associations, peer-le...
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| author | Hirvonen, Kalle Leight, Jessica Gilligan, Daniel O. Mesfin, Hiwot Mekonnen Mulford, Michael Tesfaye, Haleluya |
| author_browse | Gilligan, Daniel O. Hirvonen, Kalle Leight, Jessica Mesfin, Hiwot Mekonnen Mulford, Michael Tesfaye, Haleluya |
| author_facet | Hirvonen, Kalle Leight, Jessica Gilligan, Daniel O. Mesfin, Hiwot Mekonnen Mulford, Michael Tesfaye, Haleluya |
| author_sort | Hirvonen, Kalle |
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| description | Multifaceted graduation models are a promising strategy to sustainably reduce poverty, yet evidence on their effects on child undernutrition remains limited. This randomized controlled trial evaluated a nutrition-sensitive graduation model combining village economic and savings associations, peer-led behavior change communication, and maternal cash transfers (and for a subset, lump-sum livelihoods transfers) implemented among ultra-poor households in rural Ethiopia. The model without maternal cash transfers improved maternal nutrition knowledge and financial inclusion but did not generate meaningful changes in children’s diets or growth. Supplementing the pro-gram with maternal cash transfers produced at least moderate improvements in child diet quality, early childhood development, household consumption, and assets. The largest improvements in child growth occurred among households receiving both the livelihoods grant and maternal cash transfers. Overall, the results suggest that coupling behavior change communication and livelihoods support with sufficient financial support is critical for achieving meaningful progress in both economic well-being and child nutrition. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1792052026-01-07T02:17:37Z The impact of a nutrition-sensitive graduation model program on child nutrition: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia Hirvonen, Kalle Leight, Jessica Gilligan, Daniel O. Mesfin, Hiwot Mekonnen Mulford, Michael Tesfaye, Haleluya models nutrition children livelihoods poverty child nutrition Multifaceted graduation models are a promising strategy to sustainably reduce poverty, yet evidence on their effects on child undernutrition remains limited. This randomized controlled trial evaluated a nutrition-sensitive graduation model combining village economic and savings associations, peer-led behavior change communication, and maternal cash transfers (and for a subset, lump-sum livelihoods transfers) implemented among ultra-poor households in rural Ethiopia. The model without maternal cash transfers improved maternal nutrition knowledge and financial inclusion but did not generate meaningful changes in children’s diets or growth. Supplementing the pro-gram with maternal cash transfers produced at least moderate improvements in child diet quality, early childhood development, household consumption, and assets. The largest improvements in child growth occurred among households receiving both the livelihoods grant and maternal cash transfers. Overall, the results suggest that coupling behavior change communication and livelihoods support with sufficient financial support is critical for achieving meaningful progress in both economic well-being and child nutrition. 2025-12-22 2025-12-22T21:47:40Z 2025-12-22T21:47:40Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179205 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.137009 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.137000 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140194 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176897 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Hirvonen, Kalle; Leight, Jessica; Gilligan, Daniel O.; Mesfin, Hiwot Mekonnen; Mulford, Michael; and Tesfaye, Haleluya. 2025. The impact of a nutrition-sensitive graduation model program on child nutrition: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2391. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179205 |
| spellingShingle | models nutrition children livelihoods poverty child nutrition Hirvonen, Kalle Leight, Jessica Gilligan, Daniel O. Mesfin, Hiwot Mekonnen Mulford, Michael Tesfaye, Haleluya The impact of a nutrition-sensitive graduation model program on child nutrition: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia |
| title | The impact of a nutrition-sensitive graduation model program on child nutrition: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_full | The impact of a nutrition-sensitive graduation model program on child nutrition: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | The impact of a nutrition-sensitive graduation model program on child nutrition: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of a nutrition-sensitive graduation model program on child nutrition: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_short | The impact of a nutrition-sensitive graduation model program on child nutrition: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_sort | impact of a nutrition sensitive graduation model program on child nutrition experimental evidence from ethiopia |
| topic | models nutrition children livelihoods poverty child nutrition |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179205 |
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