Closing the Child Labor and Forced Labor Evidence Gap: Impact Evaluations

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Randomized controlled trial impact evaluations examining the effects on child labor of a Room to Read-implemented intervention in Rajasthan, India
Region/Country:
Global
South & Central Asia India
Project Duration:
December 2014
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April 2019
Funding and Year:
FY
2014
: USD
1,304,957

Our impact evaluation projects use rigorous quantitative techniques to evaluate the impact of interventions on reducing child labor, forced labor and human trafficking—part of a broader ILAB effort to build rigorous evidence on what works to secure and protect the rights of children and adults. Such evaluations support our partner governments’ evidence-based policymaking efforts, and also help identify proven strategies to inform ILAB’s future investments in global programs to combat child labor and forced labor.

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The Problem

With an estimated 152 million children engaged in child labor and nearly 24.9 million victims of forced labor worldwide, it is critical that scarce resources are used to support effective and efficient programs.  However, gaps in the evidence base mean that more rigorous research is needed to understand how to best protect the rights of these children and adults.

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Our Strategy

By conducting impact evaluations based on randomized controlled trial designs, our researchers can understand how an intervention has directly led to changes in, for example, the prevalence of child labor.  Specifically, the project implemented by American University will  examine the effects on child labor among girls of a Room to Read-implemented life skills trainings and mentoring in Rajasthan, India.

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Results

 
Impact Evaluation Summary Report
 
Impact Evaluation Final Report
 
Impact Evaluation Data and Questionnaires
 
Impact Evaluation Baseline Report
 
Impact Evaluation Design Report
Grantee: American University
Implementing Partners: Room to Read
Contact Information:
(202) 693-4843
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Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT)
Tags: Child Labor Impact evaluation