Combining Safe Spaces with Accompanying Measures

This cluster-randomized trial in Côte d’Ivoire examined multi-sectoral approaches to improving adolescent girls’ empowerment (AGE). Safe spaces offering life skills and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education were assessed alone and combined with livelihood support, male engagement (husbands’ clubs), and community leader involvement. Pairing safe spaces with both husbands’ clubs and community leader engagement had the strongest impacts, improving SRH, economic participation, decision-making, and marriage and childbearing outcomes. Safe spaces alone showed limited effects beyond SRH. Findings highlight the importance of fostering community support for gender norm change and ensuring cohesive messaging and high-quality implementation. Multi-sectoral strategies outperform standalone interventions in advancing AGE across multiple domains.

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Main Authors:	Boulhane, Othmane, Boxho, Claire, Cavagnero, Eleonora, Garcia-Meza, Alejandra Mia, Guerrero Horas, Olga, Kanga, Desiré, Karamoko, Djibrilla, Kouacou, Karine, Koussoubé, Estelle, Lemiere, Christophe, Harrit, Margareta Norris, Rouanet, Léa, Traore, Adama, Van Damme, Jozefien
Format:	Brief biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2024-12-16
Subjects:	ADOLESCENT GIRLS, EMPOWERMENT, SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, GENDER, AFRICA GENDER POLICY, GENDER INNOVATION LAB, WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, WOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS, GENDER EQUALITY, SDG 5,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099830011202438011/IDU11d34de6a1f2e11452f190a71030e73084215 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/42540
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