Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2017
Abstract
The More Than Brides Alliance seeks to improve the lives of adolescent girls and includes activities across multiple domains (reproductive health, education, gender norms, and livelihoods, to name a few). The Population Council conducted surveys of adolescent girls and young women aged 12–19 in nine districts in four states in India to examine girls’ experiences, including education, marriage and relationships, literacy and numeracy, livelihoods, and gender-equitable attitudes. The study found that few girls were currently involved in any programs, despite demonstrated vulnerabilities (e.g., more than half of the sample was currently out of school) suggesting that there is a clear need for interventions to address vulnerabilities in this population. Findings from the baseline study will be used to evaluate changes over time that may be attributable to the MTBA intervention and to inform programmatic staff seeking to understand the populations they are serving.
DOI
10.31899/pgy8.1025
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Basu, Sharmistha, Rajib Acharya, Andrea J. Melnikas, and Sajeda Amin. 2017. "More Than Brides Alliance: Baseline report, India." New York: Population Council.
Project
Testing Effective Approaches to End Child Marriage
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