SEE Change Evaluation - Impacts of Personal Agency Training on Ugandan Entrepreneurs

Summary

This study is proposed as an individually randomized control trial (RCT) designed to assess the short-term impacts (follow up at six months) of a personal agency training on a range of economic and health outcomes for micro and small entrepreneurs in Western and Central Uganda. Participants will be randomly selected and assigned to either the intervention group (n=400) or wait-listed control group (n=400). The intervention will include the standard Empowered Entrepreneur training curriculum which includes personal agency alongside basic business training that has been developed by the SEE Change team. This training will take place over three consecutive days (approximately 25 hours of content).

Conditions

• Well-Being, Psychological
• Economic Hardship
• Stress

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

SEE Change Business and Personal Agency Training

A three day residential training based on SEE Change's Empowered Entrepreneur Training curriculum. This training will be led by a certified SEE Change trained facilitator. The workshop will include individual and group exercises that allow participants to increase their self-awareness, build mental tools for resiliency and adaptability in their life, create life visions and key tools to create behavior change. Additional exercises will include specific business related content including record keeping, financial planning and marketing strategies based on the Business Model Canvas tool. After the 3 day training, the participants will receive a supportive message through an interactive voice recording, once a week for 6 weeks. In addition, they will be contacted once a month, for three months (either by phone or in person) by the trainer to see how they are doing on their goals.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Investors Club/Enterprise Uganda

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Innovations for Poverty Action

  collaborator OTHER

• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Anita V Shankar, PhD · Associate Scientist, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

55 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-09-19

Primary Completion

2024-10-30

Completion

2024-10-30

Countries

• Uganda

Study Locations