BSR Insight | The 4:1 ROI for Women’s Health Initiatives
About the Author(s)
Racheal Meiers (née Yeager), Director, HERproject
Publication Date
August 16, 2011
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BSR’s factory-based women’s health education program has the potential to deliver a US$4 return for every dollar invested in the project, according to a new study.
The study also provides tips for measuring return on investment (ROI), a case study from Egypt, and information on how the program contributes to business benefits, including:
- Lower rates of worker absenteeism, early leave requests, and staff attrition
- Fewer mistakes in manufactured garments
- Workforce development, particularly of factory nurses and peer educators
- More workers using existing resources such as facility nurses, doctors, and clinics
- Improved worker satisfaction with management
- Improved worker health behavior
- Improved recruitment
- International buyers’ improved perceptions of factories’ reputations
The USAID-funded project Extending Service Delivery and its partner Meridian Group International, Inc., conducted the study in four factories in Egypt and Pakistan, in partnership with BSR, the Levi Strauss Foundation, and HERproject implementing partners the Center for Development Services in Egypt and Aga Khan University in Pakistan. To learn more, contact Racheal Yeager.
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