1. Impact of Interventions on Child
Malnutrition and Youth Unemployment in
Eastern Congo
Skyler Barlow . David Hobson . Brandon Pichanick . Diego Pinzon
Cait Stadler . Julie Swensen . Gabriel Vander Hey
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kishore Gawande
4. Conflict in North Kivu
• Crossroads for armed groups
• Butembo population
• Stability of Butembo
5. Client & Partner Background
• Client: The Conflict & Development Lab
• Partner: The Universite Catholique du Graben
– Students will be co-authors
– CEFADES & Giorgio Cerruto Therapeutic Nutrition Center
8. What is CEFADES?
• Youth Vocational Program
• Focused on the Disenfranchised
• 594 since 2009
– 30% female
• Skill Training
– mechanics, carpentry, masonry,
dressmaking, hairdressing, culinary arts,
etc...
11. CEFADES Methodology
• Comparison of Control and Treatment
• OLS regression on income
• Comparison of Control and Treatment
• Probit regression on working status
• Child soldier regressions
17. Bottom Line
• Research Questions
– Does employment increase?
Yes
– Does income increase?
Yes
• Limitations
– Post-Treatment Survey
Ideal: Panel Data
– Non-Randomized Treatment
20. Nutrition Research Questions
• What is the prevalence of child malnutrition in the Bunyuka
Parish?
• In comparison to the control, does the treatment positively
affect the nutritional status of children?
21. Nutrition Methodology
• Control Study
– WHO Standardized Measurements
• Average Treatment on the Treated (ATT)
– Independent Variable: Nutritional Therapy
– Dependent Variables: Height-for-Age (HFA), Weight-for-Age (WFA)
26. Selection on Observables
• Self-Reported Nutritional Status
• Education Levels
• Distance to Health Center
• Nutritional Preferences
• Age
• Ethnicity/Language
• Cost of Treatment
29. Bottom Line
• Research Questions
What is the prevalence of child malnutrition in Bunyuka Parish?
Very prevalent
In comparison to the control, does the treatment positively affect
the nutritional status of children?
Yes, but it is best for children under 3 years
• Limitations
–Not a perfect control
–Post-treatment survey only