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ith funding from the South Mariam Haidary and Julie-Anne Graitge pro- Asia Food and Nutrition Se- vided much appreciated logistical assistance. curity Initiative, the South #anks also are due to the many colleagues in Asia Human Development the Ministry of Labor, Social A"airs, Martyrs, WDepartment of the World Bank examined the and Disabled-Government of the Islamic Re- nutrition elements of the pilot cash transfer public of Afghanistan, the World Bank o6ce in in Daikundi Province, Afghanistan. #e task Kabul, Afghanistan, and Afghan Management leaders for this project were Abeyah Al-Omair and Marketing Consultants, who supported and Luc Laviolette. Julie McLaughlin and Kees this work and responded to queries with helpful Kostermans provided overall guidance while information. Tawab Hashemi and Oleksiy Sluchynskyy pro- vided valuable inputs as part of the task team. #is work was made possible by the dedicat- Rachel Rosenfeld, consultant, was the main au- ed e"orts of the nutrition community in Af- thor of the report. Appreciated contributions ghanistan and internationally that provided into the planning of this Afghanistan technical excellent support for this endeavor. #ese part- assistance task were made by Johannes Jansen, ners included those at the Ministry of Public Claudia Rokx, and Meera Shekar. #e peer re- Health-Public Nutrition Department; the Min- viewers for this report were Leslie Elder and istry of Labor, Social A"airs, Martyrs, and Dis- Claudia Rokx. abled; and Oxfam International. Nutrition Information with the 6 Pilot Cash Transfer Program
Key Messages