Abstract
Peer education has been a popular strategy in health promotion campaigns willing to reach large populations at manageable costs. The modality has been critiqued for engaging a poorly trained and cheap workforce; however, it is still broadly utilised in development programs. By focusing on qualitative data obtained from program stakeholders for the final evaluation of an intervention to address child marriage in Nepal that made use of peer educators, this article explores how properly supported peer education programs may lead to women’s empowerment, activism, and cultural change.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 890-900 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Development in Practice |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Early online date | 28 Sep 2021 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Oct 2022 |
Keywords
- child marriage
- international NGOs
- Nepal
- peer education
- women’s rights