IDA Helps to Weave the Fabric of Global Social Protection This page in:English Español Français العربية 中文

Every two months, Marcelina Ngandu collects her cash transfer from the Zambian government and invests it in her small doughnut business. “I buy baking flour and make doughnuts for selling,” says Marcelina, a widow, who uses the money she makes to support her late sister’s five children. “From my last bi-monthly payment of 300 Kwacha ($14), I made doughnuts and sold them for 400 Kwacha that helps me pay for school fees for the orphaned children I look after. I urge all other widows to not only eat the money but grow it like I do.” This page in:English Español Français العربية 中文 https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2024/03/04/ida-helps-to-weave-the-fabric-of-global-social-protection