Cash transfers to stimulate school re-enrollment among vulnerable adolescent girls in urban informal settlements as Kenya responds to COVID-19

The effect of cash transfers on school re-enrollment during COVID-19 among vulnerable girls in informal settlements in Kenya: a randomised controlled trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN12792822

Enrollment

1700

Registered

2020-11-18

Start date

2020-11-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-03-30

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Conditions

Increasing school enrollment among adolescent girls after the long-term COVID-19 school closures Not Applicable

Interventions

Intervention arm: Households will receive a one-time cash transfer in January 2021 (the week that schools re-open for all students). The amount of the one-time transfer will be KES 16,000 (~$150). The

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Interviewed in 2019 as part of AGI-K cohort 2. Had not reported completing secondary school in 2019 3. Not in the final year of secondary school in 2019 4. Attended school between 2017 and 2019

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
School enrollment 6 weeks after the start of the school term measured by self-reported enrollment at baseline and 6 weeks after school re-opening	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. School matriculation at any point in the 6 weeks since the start of the school term measured by self-reported enrollment 6 weeks after school re-opening 2. Sibling school enrollment measured by self-reported enrollment 6 weeks after the start of the school term	—

Countries

Kenya

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026