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Child Protective Effects of Household Economic Strengthening for Ultrapoor Female Caregivers, Burkina FasoTrickle Up, WRC, University of Chicago, ADEFAD1Livelihood development for ultra-poor women and PWD

Member of CGAP/Ford Foundation Ultrapoor Program consortium (based on BRAC model)

Program components:Participatory targeting and selectionLivelihood planning and trainingGrants for investment in productive activitiesRegular coachingSavings/solidarity groups

Trickle Up ProgramJaya: where we want them to wind up2Evaluation on Child Protection OutcomesRationale: hypotheses but limited evidence of ES program impacts on children

Location: Nord Region of Burkina Faso

Methodology: 3-arm randomized control trialEconomic Strengthening component onlyES plus child protection sensitizationControl group (at village level)Qualitative assessmentPartners: Womens Refugee CommissionUniversity of Chicago Aide aux Enfants et aux Familles Demunies (ADEFAD)

Funders:Children & Violence Evaluation Challenge FundChild Protection Working Group

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Child Protection ConcernsSensitization at household level and in schools

Early and forced marriageFamily separationChild labor migration: gold mines, domestic servantsExploitative madrassasCorporal punishment at home and schoolEducation, including time burden of domestic chores on girls

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