Table 1:

Countries and programs

Country	Ghana		Kenya		Lesotho		Zambia
CT Program	Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP)		Cash Transfers for Orphan and Vulnerable Children (CT-OVC)		Child Grants Programme (CGP)		Child Grant (CG) model of the Social Cash Transfer (SCT) program
Target group	Ultra-poor households with members in one of three categories: 1) single parent with OVC; 2) elderly poor; 3) people with extreme disability		Ultra-poor households with OVC		Ultra-poor households with children (0–18 years old)		Any household with a child under five years of age
Value of transfer during the evaluation	8G¢ monthly (1 eligible HH member) 10G¢ monthly (2) 12G¢ monthly (3) 15G¢ monthly (4+)		2007: 1,500 KSh monthly per HH 2011: 2,000 KSh monthly per HH		Start: 360LSL quarterly per HH April 2013: 360LSL quarterly (1–2 children)       600LSL quarterly (3–4)       750LSL quarterly (5+)		60 ZMK monthly per HH (bimonthly payments)
Conditions	Unconditional for people over 65 and with disabilities. “Soft” conditions for OVC caretakers.		None		None, but strong message that the cash should be spent on the needs of the children		None
Additional programs/services	National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)				Food Emergency Grant
IE Design	PSM		RCT		RCT		RCT
Baseline survey	December 2009/March 2010		April/June 2007		June/August 2011		October/November 2010
Follow-up survey(s)	2012		1st follow-up: May/July 2009 2nd follow-up: June/July 2011		June/August 2013		October/November 2012

Note: RCT-randomized control trial; PSM-propensity score matching; HH-household; KSh-Kenyan Shilling; G¢-Ghanaian Cedis; ZMK-Zambian Kwacha; LSL-Lesotho Maloti.