This report, published by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and UNICEF, is the third in a series of regional thematic reports produced for a study on social protection and children in West Central Africa. It focuses specifically on one kind of social protection mechanism - social assistance in the form of cash transfers – and explores how this can contribute to addressing specific risks and vulnerabilities faced by children in the region.

The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces a Request for Proposals from organizations interested in submitting proposals for projects that promote democracy, human rights and the rule of law for countries in Africa (Sudan, Nigeria, Chad and Zimbabwe), Europe (Belarus), the Near East (Saudi Arabia and Syria), South and Central Asia (Nepal and Sri Lanka), and the Western Hemisphere (Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Venezuela).