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The Individual Survey for Evaluation of Mali Women's Empowerment Project, 2016 data were collected by Oxfam for an Effectiveness Review of the 'Girls CAN - Promoting secondary education for girls in West Africa' project in the 2015/16 financial year. It should be noted that this project was active between 2011 and 2015.

The project aimed to increase school retention and transition of adolescent girls from primary to secondary school. This was achieved by rolling out a variety of activities to support change from within the community. It was, therefore, aimed not only at girls, but also at all community members involved in the project (e.g., mothers, school directors and religious figures).

Data collection took place in January 2016 in Koulikoro region (Kati circle). The intervention group consisted of a randomly selected sample of adolescent girls who were enrolled in schools that participated in Oxfam's Girls CAN project in 2011. The comparison group consisted of a randomly selected sample of girls who were enrolled in a number of other comparable schools within the region in 2011.

Women's empowerment, girls' education, gender equality, impact evaluation, Mali