This study seeks to identify synergies and complementarities between conditional cash transfer
programs (CCTs) and productive projects (or rural development programs, RD), such as those
promoted by IFAD, in order to better understand how households react to intervention by both
programs simultaneously, compared to participation in only one program or none at all, in terms
of key variables such as productive factors, poverty reduction, gender equality and financial inclusion. If these synergies are identified, rural development projects could be made more effective in
terms of poverty reduction, and CCT programs would have better graduation strategies.