Do School Feeding Programmes Reduce Child Labour? Evidence from Liberia. |

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Liberia

Policy Area

Policy

Authors

Dago, Dadie, and Thierry Yogo.

Year

2022

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Form of exploitation

Child Labour

Affected group

Households

Location

Local

Result on Child labour

A school feeding program in Liberia shows a decrease in child labour estimated at between 14 and 17%. The program is mainly effective in reducing child labour for male children, children living in war-displaced households, and children living in households in which the head is literate.

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