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Development Innovation Ventures (DIV): Smoothing the Costs of Education: Microsavings in Ugandan Primary Schools

Stage 1: Proof of Concept - Uganda's primary school enrollment rates have increased dramatically as a result of the country's Universal Primary Education strategy, introduced in 1997, which significantly reduced school fees. Unfortunately, even small purchases such as pens and exercise books continue to prevent Ugandan youth from reaching their full potential. As many as 68 percent of enrolled children drop out before completing elementary school, and the majority do so for financial reasons. Innovation for Poverty Action (IPA) and Yale Economist Dean Karlan are conducting research on a Super Savers Program, which encourages students to deposit change into savings boxes to help students and their families save for school fees. The project will help gain a more precise understanding of the financial barriers to high student retention, and how to address them.

Project ID

US-GOV-1-AID-OAA-G-12-00008

Activity status

3 - Completion

Aid type

G01 - Administrative costs not included elsewhere

% to Uganda

100.00

Organisations

Accountable

U.S. Agency for International Development

Extending

U.S. Agency for International Development

Funding

U.S. Agency for International Development

Implementing

Innovations for Poverty Action

CRS code	%
Administrative costs (non-sector allocable) (91010)	100.0