By Sarah Kabay | Project Associate
Following the mid-September start of Uganda's third school term, the Super Savers team has just completed the pay out of savings in each of our 81 active schools. During the pay out, all 4,036 participating pupils received their savings and were able to either continue saving or use their money. At this point the difference between the two treatment groups is readily apparent. The schools where pupils receive their money in cash are saving significantly more than those in the voucher treatment group, where pupils receive a voucher which they have to spend on something educational. We have been monitoring the trend, speaking to pupils and teachers to learn more about this dynamic. We would love to hear any hypotheses you might have as to why voucher schools are saving less!
Looking ahead to the end of the scholastic year and the beginning of the next, the team is preparing to focus on parents. Starting the program in each school required a strong presence at the school. Now that the program is up and running and we have earned the schools' trust, we are ready to reach out into the community. To ensure the sustainability of the program and to effectively engage parents we believe it's necessary to move beyond the school. We look forward to this exciting new direction!
As always we would like to thank our donors for their interest and support!
Project reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.
If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you can recieve an email when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports without donating.
