The overall purpose of the activity was to conduct an in-depth baseline survey at the onset of the project to identify the needs of participating young women as they relate to economic security (including unpaid care) and bodily integrity.
Specifically, the aim was to understand issues related to:
- Young women’s economic situation: young women’s access to financing, markets, value chains;
- Social entrepreneurship; employment/income situation, awareness regarding rights at the workplace;
- Bodily integrity such as reduction of gender-based violence;
- How the implementation and/or lack of relevant government policies affects the economic security and bodily integrity of young urban women; and
- Decent work.