Do electoral considerations play a role in the targeting of humanitarian transfers?
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Social safety nets are designed to protect vulnerable households and individuals from the impact of economic shocks, natural disasters, and other crises. However, targeting of vulnerable households is difficult and therefore often ineffective.
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Examining perceptions of food assistance on household food security and resilience in Malawi
Improving social assistance programs is imperative to addressing problems of poverty and vulnerability in Malawi. Emergency aid has played an important role in alleviating hunger during humanitarian crises such as those in 2015-16 and 2016-17.
In early 2016, Malawi suffered its second consecutive year of harvest failure.
This study identifies factors that affect resilience to drought among smallholder farmers in Salima, one of the districts frequently affected by drought in Malawi.