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Lessons from gender and cash-based programming in Malawi
There has been a lack of analysis of the impact of cash transfers on power dynamics and gender-based violence in Malawi. This paper from Concern Worldwide seeks to fill that gap.
![Triphonia Jonathan, (30) receiving a cash transfer from Nuciana Njolomola, 45 an agent used by Concern Worldwide, Chazuka Village, Mchinji, Malawi Photo by Jennifer Nolan.](https://admin.concern.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/360x220/public/media/migrated/triphonia_jonathan_30_receiving_a_cash_transfer_from_nuciana_njolomola_45_an_agent_used_by_concern_worldwide_chazuka_village_mchinji_malawi_photo_by_jennifer_nolan.jpg?changed=2024-06-13T16:00:29+00:00)
Triphonia Jonathan, (30) receiving a cash transfer from Nuciana Njolomola, 45 an agent used by Concern Worldwide, Chazuka Village, Mchinji, Malawi Photo by Jennifer Nolan.
This paper asserts that cash transfers can have a life-saving impact, supporting women and men’s basic needs for food and other necessities during a disaster situation, without necessarily increasing GBV. It goes on to argue, however, that programmes such as the long-term Graduation model, which integrate cash-based assistance into wider resilience-raising interventions, provide a means of promoting social norm change and attitude change in the long term when issues of gender equality are explored and addressed throughout the programme.