Building Women's Economic and Social Empowerment through Enterprise : An Experimental Assessment of the Women's Income Generating Support Program in Uganda

This study investigates an attempt to economically and socially empower some of the poorest and most vulnerable young women in one of the poorest and most fragile places in the world: northern Uganda. Investing in women is said to be a key to development. Educate her, buy her a cow or goat, or help her start a business and great things will follow: sustained increases in income, greater empowerment and social inclusion, health and education for the children, and (especially in war-affected regions) mental health and happiness. This report provides provisional answers to these questions based on data collected from April 2009 to August 2012. The questions will continue to be explored and analyzed in academic papers in future, but the authors attempt to draw out the key findings and policy lessons as close to the end of the intervention and data collection as possible.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Blattman, Christopher, Green, Eric, Annan, Jeannie, Jamison, Julian
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-04
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CAPITAL, ADVERSE EFFECTS, AGED, AGRICULTURE, ANXIETY, BENEFICIARIES, BENEFICIARY, BUSINESS CYCLES, CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS, CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, CASH TRANSFER, CASH TRANSFERS, COLLECTIVE ACTION, COMMUNITIES, CONSUMER DURABLES, CONSUMER GOODS, CONSUMERS, CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE, CONTROL GROUPS, COST EFFECTIVENESS, DECISION MAKING, DEPRESSION, DESCRIPTION, DISBURSEMENT, DISCOUNT RATE, DISCOUNT RATES, DISTRICTS, DURABLE, DURABLE ASSET, DURABLE ASSETS, ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, ECONOMIC THEORIES, ECONOMIC THEORY, EXCHANGE RATE, EXCHANGE RATES, EXERCISES, EXPENDITURE, EXPENDITURES, EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN, FAMILIES, FEMALE, FEMALES, FINANCIAL MARKETS, GENDER, GRANT ALLOCATION, HOLDING, HOLDINGS, HOUSEHOLD WEALTH, HOUSEHOLDS, HOUSING, INCOME, INCOME EFFECT, INTEREST RATES, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERVENTION, INTERVENTIONS, INVENTORY, INVESTMENT DECISIONS, LABOR MARKET, LEARNING, LEISURE TIME, LENDING INTEREST RATE, LIVELIHOOD, LIVELIHOODS, LOAN, LOAN OFFICERS, LOTTERIES, LOTTERY, MARKET PRICES, MENTAL, MENTAL HEALTH, MICRO-ENTERPRISES, MICROFINANCE, MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS, NGO, OCCUPATIONS, OPPORTUNITY COST, OUTSTANDING LOANS, PATERNALISM, PATIENT, POOR HEALTH, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY IMPACTS, POVERTY REDUCTION, PROBLEM SOLVING, PROGRAMS, PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, PURCHASING POWER, QUALITY OF LIFE, RATE OF RETURN, RATES OF RETURN, REPAYMENT, RETAIL TRADING, RETURN, RETURNS, RISK-FREE INVESTMENT, SAVINGS, SMALL BUSINESSES, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL COHESION, SOCIAL INCLUSION, SOCIAL INDICATORS, SOCIAL NETWORKS, SOCIAL RELATIONS, SOCIAL SUPPORT, SOCIAL WORKERS, TARGETING, TRANCHES, TREATMENT EFFECTS, TRUST FUND, VILLAGES, VIOLENCE, WAGES, YOUTH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/19253707/building-womens-economic-social-empowerment-through-enterprise-experimental-assessment-womens-income-generating-support-wings-program-uganda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17862
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