Evaluation
Empowering women not only has the potential to improve their lives, but also their children's health and education. In partnership with Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) and BRAC, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test whether encouraging women to make weekly loan repayments through mobile money, instead of cash, helps them take control of their finances. The program increased mobile money use for loan repayment, savings, and other transactions and boosted women’s decision-making power at home.