ArticleSocial indicators research2021
A Multifaceted Intervention with Savings Incentives to Reduce Multidimensional Child Poverty: Evidence from the Bridges Study (2012-2018) in Rural Uganda.
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- Effectiveness of Poverty Reduction Programs on Psychological Development of Children and Adolescents at Risk of Poverty: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of Family-Based Economic Empowerment Intervention, Suubi+Adherence (2012-2018) on Multidimensional Poverty for Adolescents Living with HIV (ALWHIV) in Uganda.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Deeper Effects of fiscal multidimensional poverty reduction: household characteristics, financial lags and elite capture.PloS one · 2025Article
- Poverty Reduction and Family Functioning: Results from an Experimental Study in Sub-Saharan Africa.Journal of child and family studies · 2024Article
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- Self-efficacy, academic performance and school transition among orphaned adolescents in southern Uganda.Children and youth services review · 2022Article
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Abstract
Using a randomized controlled trial design, we examine the effects of savings incentives (match rate 1:1 versus 1:2) with mentorship and financial trainings on child poverty among 1383 orphaned children (mean age 12.7 years at baseline) in rural Uganda. Given the difficulty to capture child poverty using monetary measures, we use a multidimensional class of poverty that captures four dimensions: health, assets, housing, and behavioral risks. Results show that children in treatment groups experienced reductions in poverty incidence by 10 percentage points (or deprivation score by 8 percent) relative to control group counterparts at four years post-baseline, and a higher savings incentive led to stronger effects. Further, children in treatment groups were more likely to escape the poverty trap. Finally, we assess the robustness of these results to various weighting structures. This study offers a unique evidence on effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention targeting children in alleviating poverty.
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