Impact

IMAGINE Program Impacts

"The IMAGINE program was able to facilitate human agency in a relatively short time with minimal costs. Participants expressed high levels of agency and hope for the future which resulted in them being:
• 3 times more likely to report improved income,
• 10 times more likely to report improved health,
• 15 times more likely to report improved relationships.

The capacity of this process to catalyze behavior change is astounding and has tremendous potential to positively impact the lives of millions of women worldwide."

—Dr. Anita Shankar, Behavioral Scientist, Johns Hopkins University

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Jordan River Foundation: IMAGINE Empowerment Workshop Evaluation Results

Introduction

Jordan River Foundation (JRF) conducted a series of Empowerment Workshops as part of the IMAGINE initiative targeting a group of its program’s female beneficiaries. This report presents the workshops impact evaluation results. The results were drawn from a representative sample, whose members’ input was surveyed to explore the impact the training had on its participants’ lives.

There is growing evidence that fostering individual agency for women is important for effective economic development and well-being. This article assesses the outcomes of the IMAGINE Initiative in Kenya, a programme intended to empower individuals through a four-day interactive workshop.

Agency-Based Empowerment Training Enhances Sales Capacity of Female Energy Entrepreneurs in Kenya

Globally, women’s involvement in clean cooking value chains has been minimal. This is partly because of the multiple challenges faced by women that impede their capacity to effectively engage in the energy sector. To better discern gender-specific differences in involvement in the energy sector, the authors conducted a randomized trial in Kenya to compare sales performance of newly trained male and female improved cookstove entrepreneurs and to test the effects of an agency-based empowerment training on business activity.

Jordan River Foundation: IMAGINE Empowerment Workshop Evaluation Results

Introduction

Fostering Agency and Wellbeing in Women: An Evaluation of the IMAGINE Initiative

On-going qualitative studies on women in sex work in Pune, India

Agency-Based Empowerment Training Enhances Sales Capacity of Female Energy Entrepreneurs in Kenya

The case of Saheli HIV AIDS Karyakarta Sangh