The impact of programs designed to lift families out of extreme poverty has typically been guess work at best. This may be about to change thanks to the very first science-based study conducted for five years in six countries. In clinical-study fashion, it assessed and compared the evolution of groups receiving aid against control groups who received nothing. The findings were published last week in the journal Science. Although modest, results are positive. Most importantly, they are consistent and sustained even after the aid stops.
Aid programs for poor families yield sustainable positive outcome, study shows
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