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Graduation from cash transfer programmes: Insights from Tanzania

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  • Winnie C. Muangi

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This working paper examines the prevalence of humanitarian crises in Tanzania, their role in perpetuating poverty cycles, and how poverty graduation programmes mitigate these effects by building the resilience of ultra-poor households.

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  • Winnie C. Muangi, 2024. "Graduation from cash transfer programmes: Insights from Tanzania," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2024-92, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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