Pathways out of Extreme Poverty: Tackling Psychosocial and Capital Constraints with a Multi-Faceted Social Protection Program in Niger

This paper analyzes a four-arm randomized evaluation of multi-faceted economic inclusion intervention delivered by the Government Niger to female beneficiaries national cash transfer program. All three treatment arms include core package group savings promotion, coaching, and entrepreneurship training, in addition regular transfers from The first variant also includes lump-sum grant is similar traditional graduation (“capital†package). second substitutes with psychosocial interventions (“psychosocial†third (“full†control only receives treatments generate large impacts on consumption food security six 18 months post-intervention. They increase participation profits women-led off-farm business livestock activities, as well improve various dimensions well-being. tend be larger full treatment, followed capital treatments. Consumption up after already exceed costs (the benefit-cost ratio for 126 percent; package, 95 58 percent). These results highlight value addressing constraints government-implemented poverty reduction programs.