Peer-reviewed article
Assessing the impact of an asset-based intervention on educational outcomes of orphaned children and adolescents: findings from a randomised experiment in Uganda
Proscovia Nabunya, Phionah Namatovu, Christopher Damulira, Apollo Kivumbi, William Byansi et al. ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study tested whether providing assets to orphaned and vulnerable children in Uganda improved their school performance and progression. Children randomly assigned to receive an asset-based intervention scored better grades and were more likely to transition to post-primary school than children in the control group. The findings suggest that addressing financial insecurity through asset-based programmes can help improve educational outcomes for vulnerable children in low-income countries.
Key points
- Treatment group participants scored better grades than control group
- Treatment group had higher odds of transitioning to post-primary education
- Asset-based interventions may address financial insecurity affecting orphaned children's education
- Randomised experiment design with two treatment arms and one control arm
- Authors recommend incorporating asset-based interventions into educational policy in low-income countries
Limitations
The abstract does not specify the sample size, the nature of the asset-based intervention, or the magnitude of the effects observed. We cannot determine whether benefits were sustained over time or what the specific mechanisms were through which assets improved educational outcomes.
Abstract
This paper examines the effect of an asset-based intervention on academic performance and school transition among orphaned and vulnerable children in Uganda. Participants were randomly assigned to either the control arm or two treatment arms receiving an asset-based intervention. Participants in the treatment arms scored better grades; and had higher odds of transitioning to post-primary education relative to the control arm. Programmes which target financial insecurity may have a positive impact on the educational achievement and progression of orphaned children. There is a need to consider incorporating asset-based interventions within the development of educational policy, especially in low-income countries.
Findings the Hub has extracted
Each claim below is labelled by its type of design and links back to this report.
- Intervention
- Asset-based intervention provided to orphaned and vulnerable children
- Population
- Orphaned children and adolescents in Uganda
Key finding
Treatment group participants scored better grades than control group
Nabunya et al. · Prof. Fred M. Ssewamala (OpenAlex works) · 2 Jan 2019