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Trial Title
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Impact of socioemotional skills training to help mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic for agribusiness owners in Nigeria
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Economic impact of different socioemotional skills on agribusiness in Nigeria
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Abstract
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The impact evaluation will measure the impacts of a skills intervention that will be delivered remotely to help build confidence and resilience to promote economic empowerment during and beyond COVID-19. The intervention will focus on social and emotional skills to support an individual to set goals, plan and persevere in order to succeed despite any obstacles or crises they may face. The skills intervention will be offered through smartphones to beneficiaries of the Nigeria Women and Youth Empowerment Program (WYEP) within component II of the Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project that promotes entrepreneurship in the agribusiness sector and targets young men (aged between 18 and 40 years) and women (over age 18). The World Bank’s Africa Region Gender Innovation Lab (AFRGIL), in collaboration with the National Coordinating Office (NCO) for the APPEALS WYEP project, is conducting a randomized controlled trial (RCT) impact evaluation of the skills intervention. The impact evaluation will evaluate the impacts of socioemotional skills training support that will cover a large spectrum of both intra- and interpersonal skills including stress management, self-confidence, planning, empathy, relatedness and negotiation, among others. In addition, the marginal impact of emotional reinforcement from a spouse or household member identified as a support person who also receives the socioemotional skills intervention will be evaluated.
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We examine the impact of a socioemotional skills intervention on agribusiness owners in a government program in Nigeria. The skills intervention covers a large spectrum of both intra- and inter-personal skills including emotional regulation, self-efficacy, personal initiative, planning, empathy, relatedness and negotiation, among others. Using a randomized controlled trial we examine whether socioemotional skills matter for economic empowerment, whether the returns to inter-personal socioemotional skills are higher when offered in combination with foundational intra-personal socioemotional skills, and how the returns differ by the gender of the business owner. The intervention will be offered through classroom instruction and reinforced using WhatsApp video content to impart socioemotional tools to beneficiaries of the Government of Nigeria Women and Youth Empowerment Program (WYEP) within component II of the Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project that promotes entrepreneurship in the agribusiness sector and targets young men (aged between 18 and 40 years) and women (over age 18).
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Trial End Date
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December 31, 2022
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June 30, 2023
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JEL Code(s)
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J16 J24 O12 Q12 L26
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Last Published
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July 10, 2020 10:03 AM
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December 05, 2022 06:21 PM
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Intervention (Public)
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The socioemotional skills intervention will be provided through interactive messages and short videos sent via smartphones that will help the beneficiary do the emotional work towards positive change and take actions towards their goals. All video messaging content will be designed by a consultant with experience in socioemotional skills curricula in collaboration with the research team at the World Bank Africa Gender Innovation Lab. Building on the economic support that is provided by the World Bank's Nigeria Women and Youth Empowerment Program (WYEP) within component II of the Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project, in terms of technical training and grants, we plan to provide remote socioemotional skills support to male and female beneficiaries of the WYEP who opt-in to the messaging program, as well as their spouse or a named individual within their household. An experienced firm who is specialized in psychology will be contracted to develop the curriculum for the socioemotional skills focusing on both interpersonal and intrapersonal skills. The messaging will be sensitive to gender, language and culture of each of the states in Nigeria.
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The socioemotional skills intervention will be provided through classroom instruction and short reinforcement videos sent via smartphones that will help beneficiaries do the emotional work towards positive change and take actions towards their goals. All training curricula and video messaging content will be designed by a consultant with experience in socioemotional skills curricula in collaboration with the research team at the World Bank Africa Gender Innovation Lab. Building on the economic support that is provided by the World Bank's Nigeria Women and Youth Empowerment Program (WYEP) within component II of the Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project, in terms of technical training and grants, we plan to provide socioemotional skills support to male and female beneficiaries of the WYEP. An experienced firm will be contracted to develop the curriculum for the socioemotional skills focusing on both inter-personal and intra-personal skills. The content will be sensitive to gender, language and culture of each of the states in Nigeria.
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Intervention Start Date
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August 01, 2020
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September 15, 2021
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Intervention End Date
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December 31, 2020
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February 15, 2022
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Experimental Design (Public)
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The World Bank’s Africa Region Gender Innovation Lab (AFRGIL) will conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) impact evaluation of the messaging campaign. Beneficiaries who opt-in to the messaging campaign will be divided into groups, with random assignment stratified by gender by state:
• Group A (Control Group): Receives placebo messaging on COVID-19 preventions only.
• Group B (Treatment 1): Receive messaging on COVID-19 preventions and receive messaging on socioemotional skills (combination of intrapersonal skills and interpersonal skills).
• Group C (Treatment 2): Main recipient will receive messaging on COVID-19 preventions and receive messaging on socioemotional skills (combination of intrapersonal skills and interpersonal skills) plus their spouse or identified “support person” in the household receives same messaging (combination of intrapersonal skills and interpersonal skills).
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The World Bank’s Africa Region Gender Innovation Lab (AFRGIL) will conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) impact evaluation of the socioemotional skills training. Beneficiaries will be divided into groups, with random assignment stratified by gender and by state:
• Group A (Control Group): Receives no classroom SES training and receives placebo messaging on COVID-19.
• Group B (Treatment 1): Receives interpersonal socioemotional skills only through classroom instruction and reinforcement messages.
• Group C (Treatment 2): Receives combination of intrapersonal and interpersonal socioemotional skills through classroom instruction and reinforcement messages.
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Planned Number of Observations
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5000-6000 individuals (male and female)
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4,500 individuals (male and female)
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Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
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Sample size of 700 per treatment arm per gender.
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Sample size of 750 per treatment arm per gender.
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Power calculation: Minimum Detectable Effect Size for Main Outcomes
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Based on the power calculations, we propose at least a sample size of 700 per treatment arm per gender. The stratification by state helps to reduce noise by accounting for some of the (location dependent) variance in outcome measures. The proposed sample size will allow for an assessment of the overall impact of the SMS-based socioemotional skills on beneficiaries as well as an analysis by gender, as well as cross-randomization with individual-level SMS-based interventions related to the reinforcement of socioemotional skills to a spouse or a support person. (See Concept Note document for further information).
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Based on the power calculations, we propose at least a sample size of 750 per treatment arm per gender. The stratification by state helps to reduce noise by accounting for some of the (location dependent) variance in outcome measures. The proposed sample size will allow for an assessment of the overall impact of the socioemotional skills intervention on beneficiaries as well as an analysis by gender, as well as cross-randomization with the type of socioemotional skills received. (See Concept Note document for further information).
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Keyword(s)
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Agriculture, Firms And Productivity, Gender, Welfare
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Agriculture, Firms And Productivity, Gender, Welfare
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Building on Existing Work
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No
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