fieldwork in mozambique
randomized experiment associated to the october 2010 elections
We have designed and organized together with local partners a randomized experiment on voter
education during the elections of October 2010.
This experiment included:
·
A set of randomized treatments:
1.
Civic Education through
SMS
2.
SMS Hotline for electoral problems
3.
Newspaper A Verdade,
focusing on voter education
·
Pre and Post-Election Panel Household Surveys
including 1766 households in 161 enumeration areas chosen representatively.
This experiment was aimed at
assessing the effects of the campaign, not only in terms of reports/perceptions
related with violence, but also in terms of voting behavior (turnout, vote). We
also designed specific modules to measure the effects of the treatments within
the household and through social networks. A migration module was included in
the baseline survey.
We also conducted a parallel project
on impact measurement of electoral observation. We collaborated with the
international observer mission organized by UNDP, and the national observers
deployed by Observatório Eleitoral.
This page is intended to provide an
introduction to the fieldwork involved focusing on the randomized experiment on
voter education.
THE SAMPLE
Map with the sampled areas - click on
the image for details
google earth version here
THE TREATMENTS
·
Civic Education:
o CNE/STAE Leaflet distributed during the baseline
o
SMS Messages
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Hotline:
o
Leaflet distributed during the baseline
o
Webpage on a ushahidi platform
·
Newspaper A Verdade:
o Webpage
o Civic Education on the newspaper
o National Hotline on the newspaper, with ushahidi
platform
www.verdade.co.mz/eleicoes2009/
OPEN LETTER (MEASUREMENT)
·
Open Letter
o Leaflet
THE FIELDWORK
·
Training
Pre-election survey
Post-election survey
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Cabo Delgado
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Gaza
·
Maputo Province
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Zambezia
DISSEMINATION
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Pedro Vicente interviewed by RDP-Africa, 20-11-09 - click here
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Pedro Vicente and Jenny Aker on a panel discussion on mobile
phones at BBC, 28-09-10 - click here
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
·
Many people
contributed to this project:
o
Miguel
Lino Ferreira provided outstanding research assistance - we are most grateful
for his crucial contribution.
o
We would like to
convey a special 'thank you' for wonderful cooperation to Adérito Caldeira, Sheikh Abdul Carimo, Erik Charas, Joshua Haynes, Thomas Kroner, Sérgio Labistour, Jocelyn Mason, João Pereira, and Carlos Shenga.
·
We are grateful
for the precious contribution of the supervisors:
Egídio Chaimite (Cabo Delgado)
Egídio Guambe (Gaza)
Aquílcia Samuel (Maputo Province)
Alberto da Cruz (Zambezia)
and all the enumerators in the surveys:
(Cabo Delgado)
Papaíto Matimba
Gafar Moisés
Imamo Mussa
Pascoal Najopa
Diogo Nixiuria
Alberto Sabão
Stélio Tandane
(Gaza)
Vicente Chauque
Vasconcelos Chiluvane
Moséstia David
Elísio Mabasso
Ana Cláudia Machava
Benildo Naiene
(Maputo Province)
Carlos Macamo
David Manhiça
Wilson Milice
Celso Monjane
Sérgio Ndimande
Énia de Sousa
Nárcia Tomas
(Zambezia)
Venâncio Bata
Elton Cavadias
Nilton Gemo
Yasfir Ibraimo
Ermelinda Meque
Zulfai Micas
Carlos Muianga
FINAL
NOTES
·
This
research was coordinated by Pedro Vicente, Jenny Aker, Paul Collier, and Ana
Vaz.
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This research was funded by the International Growth Centre, a consortium between the LSE and Oxford financed by the DfID - Department for International
Development (UK), the Foundation Open Society Institute (Zug), and Trinity
College Dublin.