Pilot Study: Using podcasts as part of a collaborative learning approach to bring about social and behavior change within the farming communities of Karamoja

The project described in this report explored the effectiveness of using pre-recorded audio files as part of a collaborative (social) learning approach to bring about the desired behavior change to increase farm recording (in this case, the keeping of paper-based, enterprise-level financial farm records) by rural households in the Karamoja sub-region. The project findings indicated that both the men and women had enjoyed, and felt they had benefitted from, the different aspects of the project being investigated–that is, listening to the audio content, the group learning environment, and learning as a couple. This suggests that pedagogical audio content, when played within a social learning environment, can contribute to sustained farm recording as behavior change amongst rural communities within the region.

This report was made possible by a grant from the Implementer-Led Design, Evidence, Analysis and Learning (IDEAL) Activity. The IDEAL Small Grants Program is made possible by the generous support and contribution of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).