Preliminary Evidence That Integrated Financial and Educational Services Can Be Effective Against Hunger and Malnutrition

Preliminary Evidence that Integrated Financial and Educational Services Can Be Effective Against Hunger and Malnutrition, by Barbara MkNelly, Chatree Watetip, Cheryl A. Lassen, and Christopher Dunford. Freedom from Hunger Research Paper No. 2 (April 1996). 27 pp. with summaries in English, French, and Spanish. (For sale by Freedom from Hunger. Price $6.00 includes US postage and handling. There is an additional charge of $3.80 for overseas shipping.)

Executive Summary of Preliminary Evidence That Integrated Financial and Educational Services Can Be Effective Against Hunger and Malnutrition

This is an executive summary of a report on the preliminary results of research by Freedom from Hunger and other researchers on the impacts and results from Credit with Education programs. The majority of the data presented here comes from a study in Thailand, with other data from Honduras and Mali as well. There is evidence that the women in the program are undertaking more diversified economic strategies, contributing more to their households’ economic well-being, building better attitudes, organizing more effectively, and taking on bigger leadership roles with a greater sense of mutual responsibility among the female community. Families are overall eating better food as well.