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After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future.
 
Co-founder Victoria Martin is pleased to see this work continue under Wits' leadership. Victoria knows that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction.
 
We honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades. Meanwhile, La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA) continues independently at cila.comminitcila.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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Cash Transfers and Children's Education and Labour among Malawi's Poor

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Miller, C. and M. Tsoka (2012). "Cash Transfers and Children's Education and Labour among Malawi's Poor." Development Policy Review 30(4): 499-522.

OBJECTIVE: This article examines the impact on children's education and labour of monthly cash grants targeted on ultra-poor households and designed to reduce poverty and enable families to invest in human development.

METHODS: It conducts a randomised community trial, with baseline and endline surveys of intervention and control households; verifies school enrolment; and completes key-informant interviews and focus-group discussions.

RESULTS: Compared with non-beneficiaries, intervention children experienced a 5 percentage point difference in enrolment, higher educational expenditures, fewer absences, and a 10 percentage point decrease in labour outside the home. Qualitative data confirm the quantitative findings. Transfers to poor households had a positive impact. However, the Malawian educational system needs to be improved for short-term impacts to lead to long-term development in human capital.