Community Driven Development in Rural Pakistan: Impact evaluation of the SUCCESS program.

Last registered on July 22, 2020
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Community Driven Development in Rural Pakistan: Impact evaluation of the SUCCESS program.
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0006171
Initial registration date
July 22, 2020

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
July 22, 2020, 10:25 AM EDT

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Locations

Country
Pakistan
Region
Sindh

Primary Investigator

Name
Waqar Wadho
Affiliation
Lahore School of Economics
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Andreas Landmann
PI Affiliation
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Contact Investigator
PI Name
Abdur Rehman Cheema
PI Affiliation
Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN), Pakistan
PI Name
Fazal Saadi
PI Affiliation
Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN), Pakistan

Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2016-06-01
End date
2022-12-31
Keywords
Gender, Governance, Welfare
Additional Keywords
Community Driven Development; Women empowerment; Civic engagement; Trust
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
The impact evaluation of the Sindh Union Council and Economic Strengthening Support (SUCCESS) Program is a multi-year randomized controlled trial designed to quantify the impact of the program on access to information and public services, and civic engagement; women empowerment; economic welfare; and social cohesion.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Cheema, Abdur Rehman et al. 2020. "Community Driven Development in Rural Pakistan: Impact evaluation of the SUCCESS program.." AEA RCT Registry. July 22. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.6171-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
The treatment villages will receive SUCCESS interventions comprising Social mobilization, Community Investment Fund, Income Generating Grants, Micro Health Insurance, Technical and Vocational Skills Training, and Community Physical Infrastructure.
Intervention Start Date
2016-12-01
Intervention End Date
2021-12-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Access to information about local government and services.
Access to public services.
Civic engagement.
Women’s intra-household decision making.
Women’s perceptions/aspirations about their civic engagement.
Household assets.
Household consumption expenditure.
Trust.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
A detailed description of all outcomes is provided in the pre-analysis plan.

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Randomized Controlled Trial: The treatment villages will receive SUCCESS interventions comprising Social mobilization, Community Investment Fund, Income Generating Grants, Micro Health Insurance, Technical and Vocational Skills Training, and Community Physical Infrastructure.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization done in office by a computer.
Randomization Unit
Village organizations
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
23 village organizations
Sample size: planned number of observations
2,300 households.
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
11 village organizations control, 12 village organizations treatment.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Research and Development Solutions
IRB Approval Date
2018-01-15
IRB Approval Number
2017-3
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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

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