Community-based capital cash transfer to support orphans in Western Kenya: A consumer perspective

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Community-based capital cash transfer to support orphans in Western Kenya : A consumer perspective. / Skovdal, Morten; Mwasiaji, W.; Morrison, J.; Tomkins, A.

In: Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, Vol. 3, No. 1, 01.04.2008, p. 1-15.

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Skovdal, M, Mwasiaji, W, Morrison, J & Tomkins, A 2008, 'Community-based capital cash transfer to support orphans in Western Kenya: A consumer perspective', Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450120701843778

APA

Skovdal, M., Mwasiaji, W., Morrison, J., & Tomkins, A. (2008). Community-based capital cash transfer to support orphans in Western Kenya: A consumer perspective. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 3(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450120701843778

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Skovdal M, Mwasiaji W, Morrison J, Tomkins A. Community-based capital cash transfer to support orphans in Western Kenya: A consumer perspective. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies. 2008 Apr 1;3(1):1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450120701843778

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Skovdal, Morten ; Mwasiaji, W. ; Morrison, J. ; Tomkins, A. / Community-based capital cash transfer to support orphans in Western Kenya : A consumer perspective. In: Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies. 2008 ; Vol. 3, No. 1. pp. 1-15.

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