{"id":29153,"date":"2023-06-19T15:52:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T13:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=29153"},"modified":"2024-10-17T11:49:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T09:49:10","slug":"unconditional-cash-transfers-uct-in-the-drc-midline-results-of-a-pilot-study-in-an-artisanal-mining-zone-in-maniema-province","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/nl\/publication\/unconditional-cash-transfers-uct-in-the-drc-midline-results-of-a-pilot-study-in-an-artisanal-mining-zone-in-maniema-province\/","title":{"rendered":"Unconditional Cash Transfers (UCT) in the DRC: Midline results of a pilot study in an artisanal mining zone in Maniema province"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In October 2021, the Belgian non-profit organization <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eight.world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eight World<\/a>, started a <strong>pilot project of Unconditional Cash Transfers (UCT)<\/strong> in a village in an artisanal mining zone in the territory of Pangi, in Maniema Province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Eight World transfers cash directly to individual beneficiaries via a mobile money system. Each adult living in the UCT village receives 20 USD per month via her\/his phone, during a period of two years, and each child in the village receives monthly 10 USD during the same period. The beneficiaries are free to decide how to spend the money, not constrained by pre-specified requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20230620_EIGHT-UCT_Midline-report_pilot-study.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study-722x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29220\" style=\"width:348px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study-722x1024.png 722w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study-768x1089.png 768w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study-1083x1536.png 1083w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study.png 1216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One year after the start of the UCT program, International Peace Information Service (IPIS) conducted a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20230620_EIGHT-UCT_Midline-report_pilot-study.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">controlled midline study<\/a><\/strong> to monitor indicators related to the socio-economic, physical, and mental well-being of UCT recipients. IPIS assesses the emancipation and empowerment of the UCT recipients via a comparison between the UCT village and the Control village before (<a href=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/publication\/unconditional-cash-transfers-in-the-drc-a-comparative-baseline-study-in-an-artisanal-mining-zone-in-maniema-province\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">baseline<\/a>) and after (<a href=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230619_EIGHT-UCT_Controlled-Midline-Study.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">midline<\/a>) the launch of the UCT program. After one year of cash transfers, <strong>substantial changes were observed in the UCT village for several key indicators, compared to the Control village<\/strong>. These observations show evidence that the intervention has had a <strong>positive effect on the socio-economic well-being of UCT recipients<\/strong> in a village located in an artisanal mining zone of Maniema province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20230620_EIGHT-UCT_Midline-report_pilot-study.pdf\" style=\"background-color:#fa784a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download the midline study<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-variety-of-occupations-and-private-entrepreneurship\">Variety of occupations and private entrepreneurship<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With fewer people working in the mine, the variety of professional occupations has improved and more people take on other jobs. Concomitantly, private entrepreneurship seems to be stimulated, resulting in an increase in small businesses. Moreover, compared to the control group, more UCT recipients have invested in professional mining and farming tools as well as in protective mining equipment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_occupation-variety-1024x878.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_occupation-variety-1024x878.png 1024w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_occupation-variety-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_occupation-variety-768x658.png 768w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_occupation-variety-1536x1317.png 1536w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_occupation-variety-2048x1755.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Occupation variety<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-investment-in-professional-equipment\">Investment in professional equipment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_investment_mining_tools.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" data-id=\"29167\" src=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_investment_mining_tools-1024x731.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_investment_mining_tools-1024x731.png 1024w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_investment_mining_tools-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_investment_mining_tools-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_investment_mining_tools-1536x1097.png 1536w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_investment_mining_tools-2048x1463.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_investment_protective_equipment.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" data-id=\"29170\" src=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_investment_protective_equipment-1024x731.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_investment_protective_equipment-1024x731.png 1024w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_investment_protective_equipment-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_investment_protective_equipment-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_investment_protective_equipment-1536x1097.png 1536w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_investment_protective_equipment-2048x1463.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-improved-quality-of-housing\">Improved quality of housing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quality of housing is an important poverty indicator. More than half of the UCT recipients have confirmed that they have invested in the improvement of their house (compared to 15.6% in the Control village). After one year of UCT, the number of households living in a house with a metal roof has substantially increased (from 6 to 17).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_Households-UCT_metal-roof.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_Households-UCT_metal-roof.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_Households-UCT_metal-roof.png 730w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_Households-UCT_metal-roof-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Households in the UCT village with a house with metal roof (black dots)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improved food consumption and diet variety<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At midline, more than 90.0% of UCT recipients assessed their diet as more varied compared to one year ago (18.0% only in the Control village).&nbsp;Moreover, the UCT village saw a sharp increase in the weekly spending on food (from 6,750 to 20,000 Fc according to the head of household).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_meal_variety.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_meal_variety-1024x731.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_meal_variety-1024x731.png 1024w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_meal_variety-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_meal_variety-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_meal_variety-1536x1097.png 1536w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_meal_variety-2048x1463.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Self-assessment of diet variety <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-people-with-no-debt\">More people with no debt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One year after baseline, the percentage of respondents admitting owing a debt has substantially decreased in the UCT village, but not in the Control village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_debt.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_debt.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_debt.png 2100w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_debt-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_debt-1024x878.png 1024w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_debt-768x658.png 768w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_debt-1536x1317.png 1536w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_debt-2048x1755.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>People owing a debt <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improved health perception and ability to afford medication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More people in the UCT village assessed their health as \u2018good\u2019 or \u2018very good\u2019, compared to the baseline, and the Control village. Moreover, a larger proportion of people in the UCT village who have been sick in the past year, confirmed that it had enough money to buy medication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_health_perception.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_health_perception-1024x731.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29199\" style=\"width:558px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_health_perception-1024x731.png 1024w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_health_perception-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_health_perception-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_health_perception-1536x1097.png 1536w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_health_perception-2048x1463.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Health perception<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_medicine.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_medicine.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29202\" style=\"width:525px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_medicine.png 2100w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_medicine-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_medicine-1024x878.png 1024w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_medicine-768x658.png 768w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_medicine-1536x1317.png 1536w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_medicine-2048x1755.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Ability to afford medication<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-increased-participation-in-civil-society-organisations-cso\">Increased participation in Civil Society Organisations (CSO)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More people in the UCT village participated in CSOs (mainly savings associations), compared to the baseline. Females did not contribute to this increase.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_CSO_membership.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_CSO_membership-1024x878.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_CSO_membership-1024x878.png 1024w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_CSO_membership-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_CSO_membership-768x658.png 768w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_CSO_membership-1536x1317.png 1536w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UCT-controlled-midline-study_CSO_membership-2048x1755.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>CSO participation<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our results demonstrate a <strong>change for several key indicators in the UCT village one year after the start of the intervention<\/strong>, whereas such change did not occur in the Control village, or only to a lesser extent. These observations show evidence that the intervention has had a <strong>positive effect on the socio-economic well-being of UCT recipients<\/strong> in a village located in an artisanal mining zone of Maniema province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">Picture: <strong>\u00a9<\/strong>Rwothomio Kabandole (Eight)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:31% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CBD_logo_EN_RGB-1024x236.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24670 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CBD_logo_EN_RGB-1024x236.png 1024w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CBD_logo_EN_RGB-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CBD_logo_EN_RGB-768x177.png 768w, https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CBD_logo_EN_RGB.png 1376w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This study has been conducted in the framework of a project implemented by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eight.world\">Eight world vzw<\/a>&nbsp;and financed by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/diplomatie.belgium.be\/en\/policy\/development_cooperation\/who_we_are\/our_organisation\/dgd\">Belgian Ministry of Development Cooperation (DGD)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In October 2021, the Belgian non-profit organization Eight World, started a pilot project of Unconditional Cash Transfers (UCT) in a village in an artisanal mining zone in the territory of Pangi, in Maniema Province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Eight World transfers cash directly to individual beneficiaries via a mobile money system. 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