This document analyses the review of 43 impact studies sought to methodically capture the known impacts of economic strengthening programs on the well-being of children (0-18 years) in crisis contexts in low-income countries. The importance of economic strengthening as a mechanism to prevent unnecessary family separation has already been established, helping families to keep their children by facilitating in creating a healthy social-welfare infrastructure as required by families to care for their children. In several cases economic strengthening programs were also shown to increase the demand for, and/or the efficacy of, non-economic programming (health education, building social capital, etc.). However, there are also some adverse effects of economic strengthening programs and children’s exposure to gender-based violence can increase as a result of changing time-use patterns and increased income which warrants careful monitoring.
