March 2024 – October 2024 (finished)
FCDO had commissioned STAAR to scope what support is needed to translate global evidence into good practice on the ground for using social assistance to tackle child marriage in Zambia and Nepal.
The STAAR team identified key actors and coalitions and worked closely with them to explore what needed to change for social protection systems to begin fulfilling their potential in addressing child marriage. This process drew on global literature as well as rich, context-specific knowledge surfaced through a dedicated workshop or roundtable. It also included an analysis of both the enablers and barriers influencing progress in each context.
Based on these insights, the team co-created a flexible roadmap for each country. These roadmaps outlined suggested activities to stimulate change, proposed a rough timeframe and sequence, and identified the actors best positioned to take ownership of each component.