Education status Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
The evaluation will test three packages of interventions. All packages will include community-level conversations addressing inequitable gender norms and barriers to girls’ education, and weekly group
Sponsors
Population Council
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Girls aged between 11 and 14 years old 2. Residing within selected study sites 3. Not in boarding school at the time of the listing and/or at the time of the baseline survey
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Girls who were in boarding school at the time of enrollment 2. Girls who were no longer residing in the study site at the time of enrollment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| School enrollment measured using a self-reported school enrollment constructed from responses to “Did you attend school at any time during the [xxxx] school year?” at baseline for the school year 2021 and at endline for the school years 2022 and 2023 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following gender attitudes are assessed at baseline (school year 2022) and endline (school year 2023): 1. Gender attitudes regarding education measured using the following four agree/disagree items: (1) “It is as important for girls to complete secondary school as it is for boys”; (2) “When a family cannot afford to send all children to school, it is better to send boys than girls”; (3) “A 16-year old girl should get married when she finds an appropriate partner, even if she is still in school”; and (4) “Girls are as intelligent as boys”. 2. Gender attitudes regarding girl's and boy's behaviours measured using a subset of items : (1) Girls should avoid playing sports with boys because they get hurt easily 2) Boys should be raised tough so they can overcome any difficulty in life 3) Girls should avoid raising their voice to be ladylike. 4) Boys should always defend themselves even if it means fighting. 5) Girls are expected to be humble. 6) Girls should always fight back if boys try to take advantage of them. 7) Girls need their parent's protection more than boys. 8) Boys should be able to show their feelings without fear of being teased. 9) Boys who behave like girls are considered weak. 10) It's important for boys to show they are tough. 3. Gender attitudes regarding marriage measured using a subset of items: 1) When a husband and wife disagree about the number of children to have, the husband's opinion matters more. 2) A wife should be able to refuse her husband's sex. 3) It is OK for a man to cook for his family. 4) Polygamous marriages are part of your culture, so they should continue. 5) It is better if a family arranges a girl’s marriage than her choosing herself. 6) If a man doesn’t hit his wife, it means he doesn’t love her. 7) It is a man’s right to have sex with his wife whenever he wants. 8) If a young woman in this community were age 25 and unmarried, people would respect her. 9) A wife should have prim | — |
Countries
Kenya
Contacts
Public ContactEva Muluve
Outcome results
None listed