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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
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  1. Wealth in the UK: distribution, accumulation and policy

    Publication - Books or book chapters - 21 May 2013
    John Hills, Francesca Bastagli, Frank Cowell, Howard Glennerster, Eleni Karagiannaki and Abigail McKnight
    This book presents new findings on wealth inequality and how it has changed, how people accumulate wealth through capital gains and inheritance, and the effects of wealth-holding on life chances. It argues that despite its great importance, public policies towards personal wealth are inconsistent, contradictory and often regressive.
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  4. Review of the literature on social protection shock responses and readiness

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 10 May 2013
    Anna McCord
    This literature review was carried out to complement a ‘social protection shock-readiness toolkit’ developed for DFID to support assessment of the readiness of low- and middle-income countries to respond to future shocks through social protection provision, and to examine the institutional context from the donor perspective, which frames these responses.
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  6. Cash transfer as part of a social security program in Northeastern Kenya
    Cash transfer as part of a social security program in Northeastern Kenya

    Cash transfer as part of a social security program in Northeastern Kenya.
    License: Creative Commons
    Credit: Colin Crowley
    Source: Flickr

    The governance of cash transfers: lessons and ways forward

    Event - Round-table - 25 April 2013 14:00 - 16:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

    The focus of the roundtable session was on how citizen involvement in cash transfer programme governance and accountability can help support broader state-citizen relations.

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  7. Women waiting to receive their cash transfer
    Women waiting to receive their cash transfer

    License: Creative Commons
    Credit: EU Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (Flickr)
    Source: Flickr

    Holding cash transfers to account

    Event - Public event - 25 April 2013 11:00 - 13:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

    Do cash transfer programmes effectively address issues of social exclusion? These and other questions will be explored in an ODI event which will present findings from Transforming Cash Transfers, a DFID-funded study that investigates beneficiary and community perspectives on unconditional cash transfer programmes in five countries - Kenya, Mozambique, the Occupied Palestinian Territories (both Gaza and West Bank), Uganda and Yemen.

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  9. Linda's daughter, Saquina in Mozambique
    Linda's daughter, Saquina in Mozambique

    License: Creative Commons
    Credit: © Linda Sarmento Manjaze 2012 / ODI / PhotoVoice
    Source: ODI project image

    Developing perspective

    Event - Photography exhibition - 24 - 28 April 2013

    An exhibition showcasing photographs and digital stories created by beneficiaries of UK funded direct cash transfer programmes in Kenya and Mozambique.

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