Impact of Graduating to Resilience on Child Development in Uganda

Summary

This study is an intervention trial that aims to estimate the impact of the Graduating to Resilience (G2R) program on child development in Uganda. In previous trials, the G2R program has generated large, positive impacts on household assets, consumption, income and food security. The investigators will revisit a sample of households enrolled in a G2R trial conducted in Uganda in 2019-2021 (AEARCTR-0004080) and assess children born during the intervention period.

Conditions

• Child Development

Interventions

OTHER

G2R with individual coaching

1. Consumption support in the form of a monthly cash transfer for 12 months, totaling US$280-$320; 2. A one-time "asset" transfer of US$300 delivered \~7 months into the program; 3. Enrollment, training, and support to participate in a Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) or similar group; 4. Individual coaching at home from a trained coach using a structured curriculum focused on essential topics, including: child nutrition; infant and young child feeding (IYCF) best practices; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) practices and practical solutions; preventative health care; positive parenting and life skills; gender; climate risk mitigation strategies; rights, linkages, and access to services.

OTHER

G2R with group coaching

1. Consumption support in the form of a monthly cash transfer for 12 months, totaling US$280-$320; 2. A one-time "asset" transfer of US$300 delivered \~7 months into the program; 3. Enrollment, training, and support to participate in a Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) or similar group; 4. Group coaching in a community setting from a trained coach using a structured curriculum focused on essential topics, including: child nutrition; infant and young child feeding (IYCF) best practices; WASH practices and practical solutions; preventative health care; positive parenting and life skills; gender; climate risk mitigation strategies; rights, linkages, and access to services.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

  collaborator FED

• AVSI Foundation

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Doug Parkerson

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Lasse Brune, PhD · Northwestern University

• Nathanael Goldberg, MPA · Innovations for Poverty Action

• Dean Karlan, PhD · Northwestern University

• Christopher Udry, PhD · Northwestern University

• Peter Rockers, ScD · Boston University

• Doug Parkerson, MA · Innovations for Poverty Action

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

27 Months

Max Age

42 Months

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-09-14

Primary Completion

2022-10-18

Completion

2022-10-18

Countries

• Uganda

Study Locations