SAUTI

Cash-plus pilot: short-term transfers for vAGYW in Mbagala

SAUTI launches a small cash-plus pilot — modest monthly transfers paired with the WORTH+ curriculum for the highest-risk vAGYW.

ProjectUSAID SAUTI · Jhpiego-led consortium · Dar es Salaam
Published11 Jan 2018
LocationTemeke · Kinondoni · Kigamboni
Field Dispatch

SAUTI launches a small cash-plus pilot — modest monthly transfers paired with the WORTH+ curriculum for the highest-risk vAGYW.

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The bet

Economic precarity is one of the strongest modifiable risk factors for HIV acquisition among vAGYW. A short-term cash floor, paired with the WORTH+ structure, is one of the cleanest tests of that hypothesis.

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Pilot design

120 vAGYW, six months, TZS 22,000 monthly transfer, conditional on attending at least three of four weekly WORTH+ sessions. Retention at month three: 88%.

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