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Field
Intervention (Public)
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Before
The primary treatment is the introduction of the mobile phone-based Hausa literacy platform. Within treatment villages, the platform will be introduced, and targeted participants will be trained in how to use the system. In addition, two literate facilitators will be identified and trained. The facilitators will answer questions about the platform and resolve issues for learners. We will also provide a subsidy (in the form of airtime credit) in treatment and control villages, which will be cross-randomized.
Prior to the program, we will collect data on baseline literacy rates, willingness to pay for the platform, income and children’s schooling. Administrative data on usage will be monitored. We will conduct literacy tests six months after the introduction of the platform and a household survey one year later.
The approach is designed to assess participants’ demand for the system; the key barriers to usage, including liquidity and technology; the optimal periods for learning; and the impact on adults’ learning, as well as other welfare measures.
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After
The primary treatment is the introduction of the mobile phone-based Hausa literacy platform. Within treatment villages, the platform will be introduced, and targeted participants will be trained in how to use the system. In addition, after conducting a census of potential literate facilitators in each village, one facilitator will be identified and trained. The facilitators will answer questions about the platform and resolve issues for learners. We will also provide a small subsidy (of $US1, in the form of airtime credit) in treatment and control villages.
Within the treatment villages, they will be stratified by sub-geographic region and randomly assigned to either an additional treatment (bi-weekly phone calls to the village chief, facilitator and 2 students) or the control. The calls will take place over a four-month period.
Prior to the program, we will collect data on baseline literacy rates, willingness to pay for the platform, income and children’s schooling. Administrative data on usage will be monitored. We will conduct literacy tests six months after the introduction of the platform and a household survey one year later.
The approach is designed to assess participants’ demand for the system; the key barriers to usage, including liquidity and technology; the optimal periods for learning; and the impact on adults’ learning, as well as other welfare measures.
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