{"id":3883667,"date":"2024-04-24T11:36:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T11:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aflatoun.org\/?page_id=3883667"},"modified":"2024-04-24T12:13:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T12:13:42","slug":"rct-social-and-financial-education-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aflatoun.org\/rct-social-and-financial-education-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Measuring the Effectiveness of Social and Financial Education \u2013 a Randomized Control Trial (RCT)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3883667\" class=\"elementor elementor-3883667\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d36454 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d36454\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d7c3c8\" data-id=\"6d7c3c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-320159f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"320159f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-628611f\" data-id=\"628611f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fac262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0fac262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 22-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7806bcc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7806bcc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-301acbb\" data-id=\"301acbb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b257b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91b257b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 22-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Today&#8217;s youth are confronted with a myriad of challenges, ranging from climate change and poverty to political unrest and the ongoing global pandemic. Since 2020, the pandemic, has exacerbated critical risk factors such as limited access to quality education, high unemployment rates, and economic insecurity. This situation poses long-term vulnerabilities for young people, especially due to their exclusion from schooling and the lack of inclusive programs that equip them with the necessary skills to thrive socially and economically.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>There is an urgent need to support education practitioners in creating environments conducive to quality and relevant learning, especially for girls and young women who often face exclusion from formal schooling and are disproportionately affected by gender roles.\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary );\">Aflatoun&#8217;s approach to social and financial education offers a unique pathway to enhance education and foster an inclusive lifelong learning environment for youth. By integrating participatory learning approaches and practical components into education, the aim is to equip youth with the skills needed to transition successfully into adulthood with dignity and respect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Together with <a href=\"https:\/\/echidnagiving.org\/\">Echidna Giving,<\/a> we initiated a research project in <b>India <\/b>and <b>The Gambia<\/b> to assess the impact of social and financial education lessons integrated with core curricula subjects, with the primary goal of identifying the most effective learning approach for empowering both girls and boys.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5676d3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5676d3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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