Integrated Graduation Program and its Effect on Women and Household Economic Well-being: Findings from a Randomised Controlled Trial in Burkina Faso

Karimli, L. and Bose, B. and Kagotho, N. (2019) Integrated Graduation Program and its Effect on Women and Household Economic Well-being: Findings from a Randomised Controlled Trial in Burkina Faso. [Publications (Pre-joining)]

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Abstract

Throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, poverty alleviation programmes have struggled to reach the ultra poor. To address this challenge, a growing number of agencies are adopting a ‘graduation approach’to moving out of extreme poverty into food security and sustainable livelihoods. This study examines the effects of an integrated graduation programme (combining the economic strengthening component with the child well-being sensitisation component) on the economic well-being of women and households in the Nord region of Burkina Faso. Repeated measures data were collected at three time points from 360 female adult caregivers in a three-arm cluster-randomised controlled trial conducted among the poorest households in the region. Results of multilevel random-intercept mixed effects models suggest significant effect of the two intervention arms on increased return from market activities and greater assets owned by the women. Results also show an increase in expenditure on children, although not at the same rate as the increases in womens’ income and profits. Findings provide strong support for the expansion of the graduation approach to help the ultra-poor in different settings. Findings also point to the importance of taking into account existing social relationships within households and suggest the added value of addressing these intrahousehold dynamics through appropriate programme strategies.

Item Type:	Publications (Pre-joining)
Authors:	Karimli, L. and Bose, B. and Kagotho, N.
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences > Economics > Labor economics
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Development
Full Text Status:	Restricted
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/6636
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2...

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