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Evaluation Of A Savings And Micro-Credit Program For Vulnerable Young Women In Nairobi, Annabel Erulkar, Erica Chong
Evaluation Of A Savings And Micro-Credit Program For Vulnerable Young Women In Nairobi, Annabel Erulkar, Erica Chong
Poverty, Gender, and Youth
Tap and Reposition Youth (TRY) was a four-year initiative undertaken by the Population Council and K-Rep Development Agency to reduce adolescents’ vulnerabilities to adverse social and reproductive health outcomes by improving livelihoods options. The project targeted out-of-school adolescent girls and young women aged 16–22 residing in low-income and slum areas of Nairobi. TRY used a modified group-based micro-finance model to extend integrated savings, credit, business support, and mentoring to out-of-school adolescents and young women. A longitudinal study of participants was conducted with a matched comparison group identified through cross-sectional community-based studies, undertaken at baseline and endline to enable an assessment …