Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Liberia 

Summary

In this project we evaluate the impact of three program interventions on people’s living conditions in three provinces in south-east Liberia: i) the agricultural program includes input distribution, seeds, and planting methods and aims to increase household incomes and food security, ii) the water, sanitation and hygiene program includes the installation of hand pumps, latrines, and hygiene education and aims to increase health outcomes, and iii) the women’s empowerment intervention includes women’s rights awareness campaigns and the establishment of support networks with the aim to strengthen women’s rights and decrease violence against women.

Pre-Analysis Plans

Assessing the mechanisms of gender empowerment using a cluster-randomized, placebo-controlled trial
https://osf.io/xsf56

Democratization by Accident: Does Development Aid Change Local Hierarchies?
https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/5525

General information

Study area
South-east Liberia (Grand Geddeh, River Ghee, and Maryland)

Researchers
Anselm Hager (PI), Carlo Koos (PI)

Methods
RCT in 121 villages, 8,000 respondents at baseline 

Outcomes
Income, food security, food diversity, water-born diseases, violence against women and gender attitudes

Partners
Welthungerhilfe Liberia, Medica Liberia, Oxfam

Time frame
2018-2023

Funding
KfW Development Bank