Can Youth Empowerment Programs Reduce Violence against Girls during the COVID-19 Pandemic?
This paper shows that a youth empowerment program in Bolivia reduces the prevalence of violence against girls during the COVID-19 lockdown. The program offers training in soft skills and technical skills, sex education, mentoring, and job-finding a...
Main Authors: | Gulesci, Selim, Beccar, Manuela Puente, Ubfal, Diego |
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/498221613504523709/Can-Youth-Empowerment-Programs-Reduce-Violence-against-Girls-during-the-COVID-19-Pandemic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35143 |
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