The Impact of a WhatsApp-based Intervention on Financial Resiliency and Intimate Partner Violence in Colombia
Fieldwork by:
Location:
Antioquia, Colombia
Sample:
2,500 individuals
Timeline:
2020
Initiative(s):
Crime and Violence Initiative
Target group:
- Women and girls
- Communities recovering from conflict
- Families and households
Outcome of interest:
- Household finance
- Gender attitudes and norms
- Gender-based violence
Intervention type:
- Cash transfers
- Digital and mobile
- Financial literacy
- Information
- COVID-19 response
AEA RCT registration number:
AEARCTR-0006112
Research papers:
Partners:
The mandatory shelter-in-place orders instituted across the globe to contain the spread of COVID-19 have caused massive economic stress and increased the risk of intimate partner violence (IPV). Researchers are evaluating the effectiveness of an interactive WhatsApp-based couples communication, financial education, and COVID-19 information program in promoting low-income households' financial resiliency and reducing IPV rates in Colombia. Research is ongoing; results forthcoming.