OVERVIEW
STUDY DATES: 2018 – 2023
Research Title: A Mobile-Enabled Economic Empowerment Intervention for Girls to Reduce Risk for Partner Violence in Ibadan, Nigeria
This study developed, refined, and evaluated Girls Invest, a newly developed economic empowerment intervention, to reduce economic and social risks associated with high rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) among adolescent girls in Ibadan, Nigeria. Girls Invest provides girls with a savings account and a deposit of 40,000 Naira ($104 US dollars) based on completion of gender equity and financial skills training modules via a mobile “app.”
Principal Investigators (PIs)
Elizabeth Reed, ScD, MPH1
Collaborating PI: Olufunmilayo Fawole, PhD, MSc2
PI Affiliations
1San Diego State University
San Diego, California, USA
2University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
LOCATION
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
FUNDER: Wellspring Philanthropic Fund
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