Youth and Adult Microfinance to Improve Resilience Outcomes in Democratic Republic of Congo

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

988

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 31, 2012

Primary Completion Date

May 23, 2018

Study Completion Date

May 23, 2018

Conditions
Mental Health Disorders
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

adult microfinance

"Female piglet provided to household member. Participants agrees to repay participants' loan by giving two piglets (one to repay the loan and one for the interest on the loan) to the association from the first litter of piglets (on average 6-12 piglets). These piglets are then given to other village member households"

BEHAVIORAL

Youth microfinance only

One child (10-15 years) receive rabbits loan. The child is mentored by microfinance and community mentors. The child repays the loan to program and other children in the family and community are provided a loan from the repayment.

BEHAVIORAL

youth and adult micro finance

One child and adult member of household receive animal loan. The child and adult are mentored and repayment of the loan to the program is provided and the repayment animal is provided to other members of the community

Trial Locations (1)

2375

PAIDEK, Congo, Bukavu

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

NIH

lead

Johns Hopkins University

OTHER

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