Abbreviations and acronyms

ADB

Asian Development Bank

APHRC

African Population and Health Research Center

CARE

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc.

CCTs

Conditional cash transfers

CT-OVC

Cash Transfer for orphans and Vulnerable Children, Kenya

DAC

Development Assistance Committee, OECD

DfID

Department for International Development, United Kingdom

ECD

Early child development

ICRW

International Center for Research on Women

IDRC

International Development Research Centre

IDS

Institute of Development Studies

IEA

International Energy Agency

IFC

International Financial Corporation

ILO

International Labour Organization

ITUC

International Trade Union Confederation

NGOs

Non-governmental organisations

NHIS

National Health Insurance Scheme, Ghana

NCC

Nairobi City Council

ODA

Official development assistance, OECD DAC

OPCT

Older Persons Cash Transfer Programme, Kenya

PBF

Programa Bolsa Familia, Brazil

PWPs

Public works programmes

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal

UCW

Unpaid care work

UN

United Nations

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNHLP

United Nations High-Level Panel

UNICEF

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

UNRISD

United Nations Research Institute for Social Development

WFP

World Food Programme

WfWI

Women for Women International

WHO

World Health Organization

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