The World Bank’s South Asia Region Gender Innovation Lab has conducted an evidence review of findings on economic empowerment interventions with direct measures of child marriage (CM) in South Asia (SAR). While attention to women’s economic empowerment (WEE) programming has increased in the region, the impact of these programs on CM outcomes has not been synthesized. The aim of this review is to inform programs based on what we know and what we do not know from rigorous evaluations in SAR. The review discusses SAR results in relation to global evidence and focuses on intervention implementation - what strategies improve feasibility and sustainability, and minimize unintended harm in SAR? The collected evidence on CM prevention covers results of WEE programming that promotes income generation, such as job recruitment initiatives and livelihoods programs for girls, and conditional transfers.
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How Well Do Economic Empowerment Efforts Prevent Child Marriage in South Asia?
The World Bank’s South Asia Region Gender Innovation Lab has conducted an evidence review of findings on economic empowerment interventions with direct measures of child marriage (CM) in South Asia (SAR). While attention to women’s economic empowerment (WEE) programming has increased in the region, the impact of these programs on CM outcomes has not been synthesized. The aim of this review is to inform programs based on what we know and what we do not know from rigorous evaluations in SAR. The review discusses SAR results in relation to global evidence and focuses on intervention implementation - what strategies improve feasibility and sustainability, and minimize unintended harm in SAR? The collected evidence on CM prevention covers results of WEE programming that promotes income generation, such as job recruitment initiatives and livelihoods programs for girls, and conditional transfers.