Impact of the CARE Tipping Point Program in Nepal on adolescent girls’ agency and risk of child, early, or forced marriage: Results from a cluster-randomized controlled trial

Girl child, early, and forced marriage (CEFM) persists in South Asia, with long-term effects on well-being. CARE's Tipping Point Initiative (TPI) sought to address the gender norms and inequalities underlying CEFM by engaging participant groups on programmatic topics and supporting community di...

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Main Authors: Yount, Kathryn M., Durr, Robert L., Bergenfeld, Irina, Sharma, Sudhindra, Clark, Cari Jo, Laterra, Anne, Kalra, Sadhvi, Sprinkel, Anne, Cheong, Yuk Fai
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Girl child
Nepal
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