Using a randomized controlled trial design, we examine the effects of savings incentives (match rate 1:1 versus 1:2) with mentorship and financial trainings on child poverty among 1383 orphaned children (mean age 12.7 years at baseline) in rural Uganda. Given the difficulty to capture child poverty using monetary measures, we use a multidimensional class of poverty that captures four dimensions: health, assets, housing, and behavioral risks. Results show that children in treatment groups experienced reductions in poverty incidence by 10 percentage points (or deprivation score by 8 percent) relative to control group counterparts at four years post-baseline, and a higher savings incentive led to stronger effects. Further, children in treatment groups were more likely to escape the poverty trap. Finally, we assess the robustness of these results to various weighting structures. This study offers a unique evidence on effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention targeting children in alleviating poverty.

我们使用随机对照试验设计，研究储蓄激励（匹配率 1:1 对 1:2）与指导和财务培训对乌干达农村 1383 名孤儿（基线平均年龄 12.7 岁）儿童贫困的影响。鉴于使用货币措施难以捕捉儿童贫困，我们使用了一个多维贫困类别，该类别涵盖四个维度：健康、资产、住房和行为风险。结果表明，在基线后四年，治疗组儿童的贫困发生率相对于对照组儿童降低了 10 个百分点（或剥夺分数降低了 8%），而更高的储蓄激励会带来更强的影响。此外，治疗组的儿童更有可能摆脱贫困陷阱。最后，我们评估这些结果对各种加权结构的稳健性。这项研究为针对儿童的多方面干预在减轻贫困方面的有效性提供了独特的证据。