Publications

Phone Surveys and Sensitive Behaviour Reporting: Evidence from a Methods Experiment in India

2020 - Sujatha Srinivasan, Geetanjali GK, Anup Roy
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Focus Area: Institutions

This report presents insights from a study that examines the efficacy of phone surveys relative to in-person surveys in sensitive behaviour reporting within the Indian context. It also seeks to understand cost variations in phone surveys, relative to in-person surveys.

Father Involvement in Early Childhood Care: Insights From a MEL System in a Behavior Change Intervention Among Rural Indian Parents

2020 - Sapna Nair, Shivani Chandramohan, Nandhini Sundaravathanam, Arvind Balaji Rajasekaran, Rathish Sekhar
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Focus Area: Health

This paper discusses the design, implementation and results of a study that tested the impact of techno-social innovations in improving the involvement of fathers in child-care and on child development outcomes, through its monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) framework.

Impact Of Covid On Microbusinesses: A Gender Perspective

2020 - Kanika Joshi
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Focus Area: MSME & Entrepreneurship

LEAD at Krea university in partnership with the Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship is conducting a national level COVID-19 impact study which aims to capture the status of micro- enterprises in India during the current crisis. This case study captures the impact of the crisis on women enterprises.

Women Entrepreneurs as the Powerhouse of Recovery

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Focus Area: MSME & Entrepreneurship, Financial Inclusion

Drawing on research undertaken by LEAD at Krea University and IWWAGE, this report presents evidence on the social, economic and structural barriers that inhibit the growth of women-led enterprises in India, and the impact of COVID-19 on their businesses. The report also highlights strategies to encourage women entrepreneurs through targeted policies and programs.

Understanding the market landscape and enterprise readiness for women-led home-based businesses in Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan

Location - Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan
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Focus Area: MSME & Entrepreneurship

This report explores the market landscape and enterprise readiness of home-based handicrafts and handloom businesses led by women in rural India. The first part of a two-part study, it was undertaken by LEAD at Krea University, through its Initiative for What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy (IWWAGE).