This report gives a comprehensive overview of the background, objectives, study design, planned activities and baseline findings of the Kizazi Kijacho Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) in the Dodoma region of Tanzania.
The RCT aims to test the relative effectiveness of three different packages of Early Childhood Development (ECD) interventions during children’s ‘first 1000 days’, that is, from conception until age two. The set of interventions that will be evaluated include (i) a parenting programme delivered by Community Health Workers who are supported by an innovative digital app; (ii) An Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) programme; and (iii) a programme combining the parenting and the UCT interventions.