Frank Otchere
Biographic Data
| ID | 2460062 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Frank Otchere |
| GIVEN NAMES | Frank |
| FAMILY NAME | Otchere |
| SIGNATURE | OTCHERE F |
| AFFILIATIONS | UNICEF Office of Research, Innocenti, Florence, Italy |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Unconditional cash transfers and safe transitions to adulthood in Malawi
As national social safety nets are expanding in Africa and globally, evidence on the impact of programs on youth transitions can help guide future investment and program design decisions. This paper examines the effects of Malawi’s flagship cash transfer program on safe transitions to adulthood among youth living in households experiencing ultra-poverty. The evaluation was a cluster-randomized control trial implemented over three years using pane…
More evidence on the impact of government social protection in sub‐Saharan Africa
Building Resilience through Social Protection
We apply a well-known resilience index developed by the FAO to data from a cash transfer evaluation in Malawi to address two key questions: Is the FAO index a valid measure of resilience? Can an unconditional cash transfer significantly boost household resilience? Our answer to both these questions is affirmative. The resilience index positively predicts future positive coping behaviour among households (predictive validity) and is a stronger pre…
Risk factors of adolescent exposure to violence in Burkina Faso
These gender-specific findings highlight the importance of family background characteristics and can be used to inform and strengthen the targeting of vulnerable children and adolescents in interventions aimed at reducing exposure to violence against children
Knowledge of and access to frontline workers among poor, rural households in Amhara region, Ethiopia
Background Social protection programmes have effectively reduced poverty and improved food security. However, the effects of poverty require an intersectoral approach to adequately address poor nutrition and health. Identifying gaps in knowledge and access to frontline workers who oversee these integrations is critical for understanding the potential for integrated social protection programming to improve these outcomes. We measured levels of soc…
Addressing the Burden of Education Financing in Low and Lower-Middle-Income Countries
Linking poverty-targeted social protection and Community Based Health Insurance in Ethiopia
Unconditional cash transfers and safe transitions to adulthood in Malawi
As national social safety nets are expanding in Africa and globally, evidence on the impact of programs on youth transitions can help guide future investment and program design decisions. This paper examines the effects of Malawi’s flagship cash transfer program on safe transitions to adulthood among youth living in households experiencing ultra-poverty. The evaluation was a cluster-randomized control trial implemented over three years using pane…
Linking poverty-targeted social protection and Community Based Health Insurance in Ethiopia
Addressing the Burden of Education Financing in Low and Lower-Middle-Income Countries
Linking poverty-targeted social protection and Community Based Health Insurance in Ethiopia
More evidence on the impact of government social protection in sub‐Saharan Africa
Building Resilience through Social Protection
We apply a well-known resilience index developed by the FAO to data from a cash transfer evaluation in Malawi to address two key questions: Is the FAO index a valid measure of resilience? Can an unconditional cash transfer significantly boost household resilience? Our answer to both these questions is affirmative. The resilience index positively predicts future positive coping behaviour among households (predictive validity) and is a stronger pre…
Risk factors of adolescent exposure to violence in Burkina Faso
These gender-specific findings highlight the importance of family background characteristics and can be used to inform and strengthen the targeting of vulnerable children and adolescents in interventions aimed at reducing exposure to violence against children
Knowledge of and access to frontline workers among poor, rural households in Amhara region, Ethiopia
Background Social protection programmes have effectively reduced poverty and improved food security. However, the effects of poverty require an intersectoral approach to adequately address poor nutrition and health. Identifying gaps in knowledge and access to frontline workers who oversee these integrations is critical for understanding the potential for integrated social protection programming to improve these outcomes. We measured levels of soc…
Unconditional cash transfers and safe transitions to adulthood in Malawi
As national social safety nets are expanding in Africa and globally, evidence on the impact of programs on youth transitions can help guide future investment and program design decisions. This paper examines the effects of Malawi’s flagship cash transfer program on safe transitions to adulthood among youth living in households experiencing ultra-poverty. The evaluation was a cluster-randomized control trial implemented over three years using pane…
Economic growth (6 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Poverty (5 works) · Cash transfers (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 works) · Finance (3 works)