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BRIEF June 30, 2021

SMS GIRL: Sending Messages about Schooling: Gender Innovation for Re-Enrolment and Learning

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CountryPakistan
TitleSMS GIRL: Sending Messages about Schooling: Gender Innovation for Re-Enrolment and Learning
Evaluation designRandomized control trial testing impacts of SMS and phone messages to encourage take-up of a school scholarship and re-enrollment in school; lesson plans and SMS and phone messages to engage with remote instruction (TV), with specific messages for girls¡¯ engagement; and SMS and phone messages and social mobilization to encourage re-enrollment.
Main outcomesLearning, enrolment plans, enrolment, and time-use
Target groupGirls in Grade 6
TeamKoen Martijn Geven (World Bank), Tazeen Fasih (World Bank), Amer Hasan (World Bank), Rabea Malik (Lahore University of Management Sciences), and Kevin MacDonald (consultant)