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The Transfer Project is an innovative research initiative led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNICEF, and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to understand the broad impacts of government-led cash transfer programs in sub-Saharan Africa. National governments and local research organizations are key partners in all stages to assure research is utilized to inform the design and expansion of national social cash transfers (SCTs).

The Transfer Project supports learning and innovation on social cash transfers by:

  • Designing and implementing impact evaluations of national programs;
  • Promoting learning on the impacts of SCTs;
  • Contributing to the expansion of the knowledge base on technical aspects of impact evaluation design and implementation by sharing tools, protocols and instruments; and
  • Sharing rich primary impact evaluation data sets.

The Transfer Project started in 2008, and has participated in evaluations in Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lesotho, and Madagascar. Key project personnel are based at the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the Food and Agricultural Organization.

Transfer Project Data Guidelines

For further information about our work, see The Transfer Project’s Website.

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Not all datasets are currently available to the public, although the Transfer Project’s staff are preparing more data for release. Non-sensitive data are available for download upon approval of a restricted use application, which comprises a data request form, a data use agreement and a security pledge. Sensitive data are likewise available to qualified researchers through an additional process of obtaining an IRB approval and providing a satisfactory data security plan. Available datasets vary by country and wave of the data collection, and may be designated “sensitive” due to inclusion of birth day and month, sexual history, or other medical information.

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Kenya Cash-Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Impact Evaluation (CT-OVC) Data - Core Files (TTP Non-sensitive)

Requirements: Kenya Data Use Agreement (The Transfer Project) Security Pledge(s) (The Transfer Project) Data Request Form (The Transfer Project)

Core Files (Individual, Household, Community, Supplemental Materials)

Data collection years: 2007, 2009, 2011

Sample: 2792 households, 19323 individuals

This three-wave panel of data was created to evaluate the impact of Kenya’s CT-OVC cash transfer program. The data package contains six primary datasets (from three individual/household and three community surveys) and several auxiliary datasets that provide additional information on tracking and attrition. Although topics addressed vary slightly across survey waves, all contain information on health, financial well-being, education, and productivity of recipient and non-recipient households.

The data within this study are restricted due to potential for deductive disclosure and the requirements of the Government of Kenya for data release. Once your request is approved, the files will be available to download from the CPC Dataverses hosted by the Odum Institute. The dataset is accompanied by a Data Use Instructions document (available below) that should be read prior to requesting any data, as it provides further information on the project and dataset contents.

Data use instructions

Questionnaires

Topics:

  • Education
  • Health status
  • Anthropometry
  • Demographic factors
  • Financial Activities
  • Household Consumption
  • Livelihood
  • Agriculture
  • Agricultural development
  • Psychological Factors

Kenya Cash-Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Impact Evaluation (CT-OVC) Data - Young Person’s Module (TTP Sensitive)

Requirements: Data Confidentiality/Security Plan (The Transfer Project) IRB Approval Letter (The Transfer Project)

Young Person's Module

Data collection years: 2011

Sample: 1235 households, 2218 individuals

In addition to the core files, the Kenya CT-OVC contains a section with sensitive questions excluded from the main package. To obtain the Young Persons Module, which includes sensitive information on Aspirations, Goals and Feelings, Social Networks, and Sexual Activity of household members aged 15-25, please submit all the documents required for non-sensitive data access AND additional documentation (Data Security Plan and IRB approval).

The dataset is accompanied by a Data Use Instructions document (available below) that should be read prior to requesting any data, as it provides further information on the project and dataset contents.

Once your request has been submitted, The Transfer Project Staff will review it and follow-up with you by email within one month.

Data use instructions

Questionnaire

Topics:

  • Adolescents
  • Social Networks
  • Youth
  • Sexual Behavior

Lesotho-Child Grant Programme (CGP) (CGP)

Requirements: Lesotho Data Use Agreement (The Transfer Project) Data Request Form (The Transfer Project) Security Pledge(s) (The Transfer Project)

Core Files (Individual, Household, Community, Supplemental Materials)

Data collection years:  2011, 2013

Baseline Sample: 3054 households, 15989 individuals

Follow-up Sample: 2212 households, 12274 individuals

The impact evaluation of Lesotho’s CGP cash transfer program was a 24-month community-level randomized control longitudinal study, which began in 2011 with a baseline survey across five Districts (Berea, Leribe, Mafeteng, Maseru and Qacha’s Nek). The full study comprised a quantitative and qualitative impact evaluation, a local economy general equilibrium study, and a targeting study. This data package contains three quantitative datasets (individual/household and community surveys) and auxiliary information files. The dataset covers a wide variety of topics from the quantitative study, including health, financial well-being, education, and productivity of recipient and non-recipient households; the data from the qualitative and other portions of the study are not included.

The data within this study has been corrected in the follow up survey; some households were split and/or added and assigned a new unique identifier. The dataset is accompanied by a Data Use Instructions document (available below) that provides further information on this and other details of the project and dataset contents. We recommend it be read prior to requesting any data.

Data use instructions

Questionnaires

Topics:

  • Education
  • Health Status
  • Demographic Factors
  • Financial Activities
  • Household Consumption
  • Livelihood
  • Agriculture
  • Agricultural Development
  • Occupations

Ghana LEAP 1000 (Ghana LEAP 1000)

Requirements: Security Pledge Data Security Plan Data Request Form

The Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP) program provides cash and health insurance to extremely poor households in Ghana to encourage long-term development. It is the flagship program of Ghana’s National Protection Strategy and is overseen and implemented by the Department of Social Welfare (DSW) and the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection (MoGCSP). The initial trial phase for LEAP began in 2008, and then the program gradually expanded in 2009 and 2010. By early 2015 the program was active across Ghana and reached over 90,000 households.

In 2015-2017 a pilot program called LEAP 1000 expanded eligibility criteria for the LEAP program, focusing on households with mothers and infants during the infants’ first 1000 days of life. It was aimed at improving infant nutrition and preventing stunting. The pilot focused on an initial 6,000 households in 10 districts that received bi-monthly cash transfers. This dataset covers the impact evaluation of this pilot phase.

The data files within this dataset have been approved for public release by all partners, including the government of Ghana. They are restricted due to the potential for deductive disclosure. To access please fill out an application. Once an application is approved data will be available to download from the UNC Dataverse. Documentation includes data use instructions and the original questionnaires used during data collection.

Data use instructions

 

Announcement: From March 18 to May 25,2021 the section on domestic violence was accidentally included in the main LEAP1000 dataset. Due to the sensitive nature of that topic IRB or ethics committee approval should have been listed among the application requirements for use of the domestic violence data specifically. If you downloaded the data during this period please either delete the data for that section or email transfer@unc.edu a copy of IRB or ethics committee approval.

Topics:

  • Nutrition
  • Health Status
  • Livelihood
  • Household Consumption
  • Anthropometrics

LEAP1000-Domestic Violence Data (Ghana LEAP 1000 Domestic Violence)

Requirements: Data Request Form Security Pledge IRB Approval Security Plan

The Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP) program provides cash and health insurance to extremely poor households in Ghana to encourage long-term development. It is the flagship program of Ghana’s National Protection Strategy and is overseen and implemented by the Department of Social Welfare (DSW) and the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection (MoGCSP). The initial trial phase for LEAP began in 2008, and then the program gradually expanded in 2009 and 2010. By early 2015 the program was active across Ghana and reached over 90,000 households.

In 2015-2017 a pilot program called LEAP 1000 expanded eligibility criteria for the LEAP program, focusing on households with mothers and infants during the infants’ first 1000 days of life. It was aimed at improving infant nutrition and preventing stunting. The pilot focused on an initial 6,000 households in 10 districts that received bi-monthly cash transfers. This dataset covers the impact evaluation of this pilot phase.

This dataset includes ONLY the domestic violence module and is intended to be used in conjunction with the main LEAP1000 dataset. Due to the sensitive nature of this topic, use of the domestic violence data will require approval from an IRB, ethics committee, or similar body.

The data files within this dataset have been approved for public release by all partners, including the government of Ghana. They are restricted due to the potential for deductive disclosure. To access please fill out an application. Once an application is approved data will be available to download from the UNC Dataverse. Documentation includes data use instructions and the original questionnaires used during data collection.

 

Announcement: From March 18 to May 25,2021 the section on domestic violence was accidentally included in the main LEAP1000 dataset. Due to the sensitive nature of that topic IRB or ethics committee approval should have been listed among the application requirements for use of the domestic violence data specifically. If you downloaded the data during this period please either delete the data for that section or email transfer@unc.edu a copy of IRB or ethics committee approval.

Kenya Cash-Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Impact Evaluation (CT-OVC) Data - Core Files

Core Files (Individual, Household, Community, Supplemental Materials)

Data collection years: 2007, 2009, 2011

Sample: 2792 households, 19323 individuals

This three-wave panel of data was created to evaluate the impact of Kenya’s CT-OVC cash transfer program. The data package contains six primary datasets (from three individual/household and three community surveys) and several auxiliary datasets that provide additional information on tracking and attrition. Although topics addressed vary slightly across survey waves, all contain information on health, financial well-being, education, and productivity of recipient and non-recipient households.

The data within this study are restricted due to potential for deductive disclosure and the requirements of the Government of Kenya for data release. Once your request is approved, the files will be available to download from the CPC Dataverses hosted by the Odum Institute. The dataset is accompanied by a Data Use Instructions document (available below) that should be read prior to requesting any data, as it provides further information on the project and dataset contents.

Data use instructions

Questionnaires

Topics:

  • Education
  • Health status
  • Anthropometry
  • Demographic factors
  • Financial Activities
  • Household Consumption
  • Livelihood
  • Agriculture
  • Agricultural development
  • Psychological Factors

Kenya Cash-Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Impact Evaluation (CT-OVC) Data - Young Person’s Module

Young Person's Module

Data collection years: 2011

Sample: 1235 households, 2218 individuals

In addition to the core files, the Kenya CT-OVC contains a section with sensitive questions excluded from the main package. To obtain the Young Persons Module, which includes sensitive information on Aspirations, Goals and Feelings, Social Networks, and Sexual Activity of household members aged 15-25, please submit all the documents required for non-sensitive data access AND additional documentation (Data Security Plan and IRB approval).

The dataset is accompanied by a Data Use Instructions document (available below) that should be read prior to requesting any data, as it provides further information on the project and dataset contents.

Once your request has been submitted, The Transfer Project Staff will review it and follow-up with you by email within one month.

Data use instructions

Questionnaire

Topics:

  • Adolescents
  • Social Networks
  • Youth
  • Sexual Behavior

Lesotho-Child Grant Programme (CGP)

Core Files (Individual, Household, Community, Supplemental Materials)

Data collection years:  2011, 2013

Baseline Sample: 3054 households, 15989 individuals

Follow-up Sample: 2212 households, 12274 individuals

The impact evaluation of Lesotho’s CGP cash transfer program was a 24-month community-level randomized control longitudinal study, which began in 2011 with a baseline survey across five Districts (Berea, Leribe, Mafeteng, Maseru and Qacha’s Nek). The full study comprised a quantitative and qualitative impact evaluation, a local economy general equilibrium study, and a targeting study. This data package contains three quantitative datasets (individual/household and community surveys) and auxiliary information files. The dataset covers a wide variety of topics from the quantitative study, including health, financial well-being, education, and productivity of recipient and non-recipient households; the data from the qualitative and other portions of the study are not included.

The data within this study has been corrected in the follow up survey; some households were split and/or added and assigned a new unique identifier. The dataset is accompanied by a Data Use Instructions document (available below) that provides further information on this and other details of the project and dataset contents. We recommend it be read prior to requesting any data.

Data use instructions

Questionnaires

Topics:

  • Education
  • Health Status
  • Demographic Factors
  • Financial Activities
  • Household Consumption
  • Livelihood
  • Agriculture
  • Agricultural Development
  • Occupations

LEAP1000-Domestic Violence Data

The Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP) program provides cash and health insurance to extremely poor households in Ghana to encourage long-term development. It is the flagship program of Ghana’s National Protection Strategy and is overseen and implemented by the Department of Social Welfare (DSW) and the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection (MoGCSP). The initial trial phase for LEAP began in 2008, and then the program gradually expanded in 2009 and 2010. By early 2015 the program was active across Ghana and reached over 90,000 households.

In 2015-2017 a pilot program called LEAP 1000 expanded eligibility criteria for the LEAP program, focusing on households with mothers and infants during the infants’ first 1000 days of life. It was aimed at improving infant nutrition and preventing stunting. The pilot focused on an initial 6,000 households in 10 districts that received bi-monthly cash transfers. This dataset covers the impact evaluation of this pilot phase.

This dataset includes ONLY the domestic violence module and is intended to be used in conjunction with the main LEAP1000 dataset. Due to the sensitive nature of this topic, use of the domestic violence data will require approval from an IRB, ethics committee, or similar body.

The data files within this dataset have been approved for public release by all partners, including the government of Ghana. They are restricted due to the potential for deductive disclosure. To access please fill out an application. Once an application is approved data will be available to download from the UNC Dataverse. Documentation includes data use instructions and the original questionnaires used during data collection.

 

Announcement: From March 18 to May 25,2021 the section on domestic violence was accidentally included in the main LEAP1000 dataset. Due to the sensitive nature of that topic IRB or ethics committee approval should have been listed among the application requirements for use of the domestic violence data specifically. If you downloaded the data during this period please either delete the data for that section or email transfer@unc.edu a copy of IRB or ethics committee approval.

Ghana LEAP 1000

The Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP) program provides cash and health insurance to extremely poor households in Ghana to encourage long-term development. It is the flagship program of Ghana’s National Protection Strategy and is overseen and implemented by the Department of Social Welfare (DSW) and the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection (MoGCSP). The initial trial phase for LEAP began in 2008, and then the program gradually expanded in 2009 and 2010. By early 2015 the program was active across Ghana and reached over 90,000 households.

In 2015-2017 a pilot program called LEAP 1000 expanded eligibility criteria for the LEAP program, focusing on households with mothers and infants during the infants’ first 1000 days of life. It was aimed at improving infant nutrition and preventing stunting. The pilot focused on an initial 6,000 households in 10 districts that received bi-monthly cash transfers. This dataset covers the impact evaluation of this pilot phase.

The data files within this dataset have been approved for public release by all partners, including the government of Ghana. They are restricted due to the potential for deductive disclosure. To access please fill out an application. Once an application is approved data will be available to download from the UNC Dataverse. Documentation includes data use instructions and the original questionnaires used during data collection.

Data use instructions

 

Announcement: From March 18 to May 25,2021 the section on domestic violence was accidentally included in the main LEAP1000 dataset. Due to the sensitive nature of that topic IRB or ethics committee approval should have been listed among the application requirements for use of the domestic violence data specifically. If you downloaded the data during this period please either delete the data for that section or email transfer@unc.edu a copy of IRB or ethics committee approval.

Topics:

  • Nutrition
  • Health Status
  • Livelihood
  • Household Consumption
  • Anthropometrics

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