This One-Pager describes key findings of a four-year research project, From Protection to Production (PtoP), which analysed the impact of social cash transfer programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. The qualitative studies specifically explored impacts on household economic decision-making, the local economy and social networks. They also examined how the design and implementation of the programmes affected decisions and economic impacts at household and community levels. Qualitative studies were carried out in six countries: Ghana Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP); Kenya Cash Transfer to Orphans and Vulnerable Children (CT-OVC); Malawi Social Cash Transfer (SCT); Lesotho Child Grant Programme (CGP); Zimbabwe Harmonized Social Cash Transfer Programme (HSCTP); and Ethiopia Social Cash Transfer Pilot Programme (SCTPP).