Giving cash to families in poor, rural communities can help bring down child marriage rates – new research

Giving cash to families in poor, rural communities can help bring down child marriage rates – new research

Child marriages remain common in many regions of the world. AP Photo/Victoria MilkoProviding cash transfers to low-income families can reduce child marriage rates among girls living in rural communities. That is what we found in a recent study looking at the impact of social assistance programs that gave money to families in Indonesia. In 2006, the government of Indonesia started to roll out the Program Keluarga Harapan, or Family Hope Program. …

Giving cash to families in poor, rural communities can help bring down child marriage rates – new research

The Conversation - Providing cash transfers to low-income families can reduce child marriage rates among girls living in rural communities. That is what we found in a recent study looking at the impact of social assistance programs that gave money to families in Indonesia. In 2006, the government of Indonesia started to roll out the Program Keluarga Harapan, or Family Hope Program. It consisted of a cash transfer to poor families on condition th…

Giving cash to families can help bring down child marriage rates

Providing cash transfers to low-income families can reduce child marriage rates among girls living in rural communities. That is what we found in a recent study looking at the impact of social assistance programs that gave money to families in Indonesia. In 2006, the government of Indonesia started to roll out the Program Keluarga Harapan, […] The post Giving cash to families can help bring down child marriage rates appeared first on MACAU DAILY…