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Evaluation of a Savings &

Micro-Credit Program for

Vulnerable Young Women

in Nairobi

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Evaluation of a Savings & Micro-Credit

Program for Vulnerable Young Women

in Nairobi

Annabel S. Erulkar

Erica Chong

December 2005

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Annabel S. Erulkar, MSc, PhD is Program Associate at the Population Council’s Regional Office

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Erica Chong, MPH is Program Coordinator at the Population Council’s New York

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