Empowering Adolescent Girls in a Crisis Context : Lessons from Sierra Leone in the Time of Ebola (English)

In Sierra Leone, the empowerment and livelihoods for adolescents (ELA) initiative sought to enhance adolescent girls’ social and economic empowerment by providing life skills training, livelihood training, and credit support to start income-generating activities. The Ebola crisis occurred during the project, resulting in curbed implementation. In contrast, younger girls (12 to 17 years old) who resided in communities that benefitted from the program...

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Bandiera,Oriana;

Buehren,Niklas;

Goldstein,Markus P.;

Rasul,Imran;

Smurra,Andrea;
Document Date
2019/07/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
138762
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Sierra Leone,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2019/07/04
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Empowering Adolescent Girls in a Crisis Context : Lessons from Sierra Leone in the Time of Ebola
Keywords
old girl

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Bandiera,Oriana; Buehren,Niklas; Goldstein,Markus P.; Rasul,Imran; Smurra,Andrea.

Empowering Adolescent Girls in a Crisis Context : Lessons from Sierra Leone in the Time of Ebola (English). Gender innovation lab policy brief|no. 34 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/848841562216765266

Empowering Adolescent Girls in a Crisis Context : Lessons from Sierra Leone in the Time of Ebola (English)

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