This report describes the lives of youth living in high-violence communities in Honduras andprovides initial results from an impact evaluation (IE) of a labor market readiness program intended to improve labor market outcomes and reduce violence perpetration and victimization.The Temporary Jobs Program for At-Risk Youth (PGET, from its Spanish name) was offered to youth aged 18-30 who were not currently in education, training, or participating consistently in the labor market. The program was implemented as part of the Safer Municipalities Project with financial and technical support from the World Bank.
Authors
Chioda,Laura, Feigenberg,Benjamin, Holmlund,Marcus Erik, Garcia Martinez,Mariana, Montenegro Muro,Guadalupe
- Disclosure Date
- 2024/06/25
- Disclosure Status
- Disclosed
- Doc Name
- Honduras Safer Municipalities Project - Impact Evaluation of the Temporary Jobs Program for At-Risk Youth
- Product Line
- Advisory Services & Analytics
- Published in
- United States of America
- Rel Proj ID
- HN-Impact Evaluation Of The Honduras Temporary Jobs Program For At -- P152314
- Sector
- Workforce Development/Skills,Public Administration - Social Protection,Social Protection
- TF No/Name
- TF018514-DIME_GSURR_HN_Safer Municipalities IE,TF0A4652-KCPIII - CB - Social network mapping and analysis for youth living in h
- Theme
- Social Safety Nets,Other Excluded Groups,Participation and Civic Engagement,Human Development and Gender,Rule of Law,Legal Institutions for a Market Economy,Personal and Property Rights,Social Protection,Social Development and Protection,Private Sector Development,Health Service Delivery,Indigenous People and Ethnic Minorities,Fragility, Conflict and Violence,Public Sector Management,Child Health,Adolescent Health,Jobs,Judicial and other Dispute Resolution Mechanisms,Health Systems and Policies,Social Inclusion
- Unit Owning
- DIME Gender, Eco Opp & Fragility (DIME2)
- Version Type
- Final
- Volume No
- 1
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements 4
- Executive Summary 5
- Overview 5
- Baseline results 6
- Impact Evaluation Results 7
- Conclusions 8
- Introduction 9
- Intervention and Study Design 10
- The Temporary Jobs Program for At-risk Youth 10
- PGET Component 1: Technical, Vocational, and Soft Skills Training 12
- PGET Component 2: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 12
- PGET Component 3: Temporary Jobs 14
- PGET Component 4: Cash Grant 14
- Study Design and implementation 15
- Data 16
- Baseline Survey: A Glimpse into the Lives of Youth at Risk 18
- Education and Employment 18
- Aspirations and Life Satisfaction 20
- Time Use 20
- Family Relations 21
- Mental Health 22
- Trust 23
- Crime, Violence, and Risky Behaviors 24
- Attitudes Towards Violence and Victimization and Perpetration of Crime and Violence 24
- Victimization and Perpetration of Crime and Violence 24
- Alcohol and Drugs 25
- Conclusions from the Baseline Survey 25
- Preliminary PGET Impact Evaluation Results 26
- Estimation Details 26
- Estimation Strategy 26
- Index Measures: Anderson2008MultipleProjects 27
- Economic Activity 27
- Migration 28
- Crime, Violence, and Substance Use 28
- Social Norms, Victimization, and Perpetration, 28
- Substance Use: Alcohol and Drugs 29
- Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) 29
- Subjective Well-Being and Mental Health 30
- Self-Efficacy 30
- Mental Health: PTSD and Depression 30
- Conclusions 31
- Appendix: Data Collection 32
- Baseline Survey 32
- Follow-up Survey 32
- Equifax: Credit Data 34
- Tables: Balance Tables 35
- Tables: Attrition Tables 40
- Tables: Economic Outcomes and Migration 44
- Tables: Victimization, Perpetration, IPV 47
- Tables: Well-Being and Mental Health 51
- Outcomes Definition 52
- References 55
