Evaluation of NICHE Programme Activities in Kenya

Evaluation of NICHE (Nutritional Improvements Through Cash and Health Education) Programme Activities in Kitui and Machakos, Kenya

This study evaluates the impact of additional cash and nutritional counselling on nutrition outcomes in pregnant women and children up to the age of two years in CT-OVC (cash transfer- orphan and vulnerable children) households in Kitui and Machakos counties of Kenya. The control arm households will receive their normal CT-OVC cash payment and the intervention arm will receive an additional cash payment and nutritional counselling.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant women and children aged up to 23 months of age in households receiving CT-OVC cash transfers in Kitui and Machakos counties of Kenya

Exclusion Criteria:

• not residing in CT-OVC households