Research 

This book is the result of three years of research at the Children’s Institute, University of Cape Town. The research project called the Means to Live, explored children’s access to the basic goods and services that are necessary for their survival and development. Ultimately, the project supports the development of a more comprehensive, integrated package of programmes for children living in poverty, and the households in which they live. In line with the Means to Live research project, the aim of this book is to evaluate the targeting mechanisms used by government programmes to ensure the realisation of the socio-economic rights of poor children and their families. Put more simply, it seeks to establish:

• whether current poverty alleviation initiatives are adequately designed and implemented to reach the poor, including children living in poverty;
• who is included and excluded from poverty alleviation programmes, why, and with what consequences; and
• what policies and programme recommendations need to be taken forward to ensure the realisation of children’s socio-economic rights. 

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