Child Protective Outcomes Among Ultra-poor Families in Burkina Faso

Summary

This study tests the effects of family-based economic empowerment intervention, alone and in combination with child rights sensitization component, on child protective outcomes among ultra-poor families in Nord Region, Burkina Faso.

Conditions

• Child Abuse
• Child Maltreatment

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Trickle Up

Female caregivers (mothers) receive a package of interventions on economic empowerment and livelihood strengthening: * Savings group formation and training for a group of 15-25 women which provides a place to save, take out emergency loans and builds community networks and social capital; * Provision of seed grants to assist in business start-ups through microfinance loans; * One-on-one mentoring and coaching on livelihood development, which is held on a bi-weekly or monthly basis; * Trainings on financial planning and household livelihoods.

BEHAVIORAL

Trickle Up Plus

In addition to the economic empowerment program for women (Trickle Up), all members of the household assigned to Trickle Up+ arm receive sensitization component on beliefs and knowledge related to protection of children from violence and exploitation. Training sessions are developed and delivered by a local organization, Aide aux Enfants et aux Familles Démunies (ADEFAD). Sessions involve all members of the household and focus on knowledge and cultural norms associated with child protective outcomes (e.g. the dangers of child separation such as sending children away for work, the importance of education for girls, risks of child and forced marriage).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• TrickleUp

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Women's Refugee Commission

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Aide aux Enfants et aux Familles Démunies (ADEFAD)

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Network of European Foundations (NEF)

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Child Protection Working Group (UNICEF)

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Bernard van Leer Foundation

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Oak Foundation

  collaborator OTHER

• UBS Optimus Foundation

  collaborator OTHER

• University of California, Los Angeles

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Chicago

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Leyla Ismayilova, PhD · University of Chicago

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

10 Years

Max Age

15 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2014-10-31

Primary Completion

2016-12-31

Completion

2016-12-31

Countries

• Burkina Faso

Study Locations