Among girls In Kenyan primary schools, merit-based scholarships are a cost-effective way to raise student test scores, improve attendance, and encourage a lasting commitment to education.
Impact of Oportunidades on Skilled Attendance at Delivery in Rural Areas
Oportunidades only modestly increased the use of skilled attendants at the time of delivery among poor women in rural areas of Mexico—more by women who’d previously given birth.
Jose Urquieta,
Gustavo Angeles,
Thomas Mroz,
Hector Lamadrid-Figueroa,
Bernardo Hernández
Neighborhood and Gender Effects on Family Processes: Results from the Moving to Opportunity Program
A residential relocation program had minimal impact on the dynamics of participating families, though families who relocated to low poverty neighborhoods display harsher parenting practices toward their daughters.
Effects of Entertainment-Education Radio Soap Opera on Family Planning Behavior in Tanzania
Nationally broadcast soap operas can be an effective awareness campaign to influence fertility-related behavior and increase the use of family planning measures.
Everett M. Rogers,
Peter W. Vaughan,
Ramadhan M.A. Swalehe,
Nagesh Rao,
Peer Svankerud,
Suruchi Sood
Among girls In Kenyan primary schools, merit-based scholarships are a cost-effective way to raise student test scores, improve attendance, and encourage a lasting commitment to education.
Impact of Oportunidades on Skilled Attendance at Delivery in Rural Areas
Oportunidades only modestly increased the use of skilled attendants at the time of delivery among poor women in rural areas of Mexico—more by women who’d previously given birth.
Jose Urquieta,
Gustavo Angeles,
Thomas Mroz,
Hector Lamadrid-Figueroa,
Bernardo Hernández
Neighborhood and Gender Effects on Family Processes: Results from the Moving to Opportunity Program
A residential relocation program had minimal impact on the dynamics of participating families, though families who relocated to low poverty neighborhoods display harsher parenting practices toward their daughters.
Effects of Entertainment-Education Radio Soap Opera on Family Planning Behavior in Tanzania
Nationally broadcast soap operas can be an effective awareness campaign to influence fertility-related behavior and increase the use of family planning measures.
Everett M. Rogers,
Peter W. Vaughan,
Ramadhan M.A. Swalehe,
Nagesh Rao,
Peer Svankerud,
Suruchi Sood