| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| APHRC | African Population and Health Research Center |
| CARE | Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc. |
| CCTs | Conditional cash transfers |
| CT-OVC | Cash Transfer for orphans and Vulnerable Children, Kenya |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee, OECD |
| DfID | Department for International Development, United Kingdom |
| ECD | Early child development |
| ICRW | International Center for Research on Women |
| IDRC | International Development Research Centre |
| IDS | Institute of Development Studies |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| IFC | International Financial Corporation |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| ITUC | International Trade Union Confederation |
| NGOs | Non-governmental organisations |
| NHIS | National Health Insurance Scheme, Ghana |
| NCC | Nairobi City Council |
| ODA | Official development assistance, OECD DAC |
| OPCT | Older Persons Cash Transfer Programme, Kenya |
| PBF | Programa Bolsa Familia, Brazil |
| PWPs | Public works programmes |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| UCW | Unpaid care work |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNHLP | United Nations High-Level Panel |
| UNICEF | United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund |
| UNRISD | United Nations Research Institute for Social Development |
| WFP | World Food Programme |
| WfWI | Women for Women International |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
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