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A GIFT for RH Project, Nepal: Endline Evaluation
Date Published: 1 January 2002 Document Type: Research Report Issue: Education (including Non-formal), Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Youth Languages: English Country: Nepal Purchase Method: Download |
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Under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Their Reproductive Health (A GIFT for RH Project), girls aged 10–19 living in remote regions of Nepal attended a nine-month course that covered literacy as well as family life. The girls then participated in monthly discussion groups during the following year. An evaluation survey of 891 girls found that their knowledge of reproductive health had increased markedly during their time in the program. Program participants tripled their use of formal health services. Most of the girls aged 10–14 went on to school. After the course, girls favored later marriage and wanted to learn income-generating skills.