This data set was created in July-August 2013 as part of the Solar lantern evaluation. The goal of the interview was to understand how Solar Sister's women entrepreneurs sold the products and how the felt about the Solar Sister organization. The interview was administered to 81 respondents over a period of 3 weeks. The research team traveled to several locations in Uganda corresponding to the Solar Sister regions. A convenience sample method was used since Solar Sister was arranging the access to the entrepreneurs in their network.,,,,,, [BI1]. Interviewer: ,,,,,, [BI2]. Subject ID: ,,,,,, [BI3]. Date (MM/DD/YYYY): ,,,,,, [BI4]. Time: ,,,,,, [BI5]. City: ,,,,,, [BI6]. Region: ,,,,,, [BI7]. Gender: _ Male _ Female,,,,,, [BI8]. Age: ,,,,,, [BI9]. Occupation(s): ,,,,,, [BI10]. Marital Status: ,,,,,, "[BI11]. Members of household, gender and age: ",,,,,, [BI12] Head of Household: ,,,,,, [BI13]. Level of schooling: _ Primary _ Intermediate _ Secondary _ College or above,,,,,, [BI14] How long have you been a Solar Sister Entrepreneur? ,,,,,, [BI15]. Data collected: ,Photographs,Interview and observation,Video recording,Audio recording,, [B1]. Can you walk us through a typical day of yours?,Morning:,Afternoon:,Evening:,,, "[B2]. Besides through Solar Sister, how are you involved in your community? ",,,,,, [EB1]. Solar Sister wants to create women entrepreneurs. What does “entrepreneur” mean to you?,,,,,, [EB2]. What makes an entrepreneur a good entrepreneur? ,,,,,, [EB3]. When did you first start working? [Year and/or age] ,,,,,, [EB4]. Why did you start to work? ,,,,,, [EB5]. What jobs did you do when you were young? ,,,,,, "[EB6]. Did you keep your money, or did it go to your family? ",,,,,, "[EB7]. When you were growing up, did you know any women entrepreneurs? _ Yes _ No ",,,,,, "[EB8]. If yes, how did you know the woman entrepreneur? ",,,,,, [EB29]. What did she do? ,,,,,, [DP1]. When did you first hear about solar lanterns [solar lighting]?,,,,,, [DP2]. When did you first hear about Solar Sister?,,,,,, [DP3]. What did you hear about Solar Sister?,,,,,, [DP4]. Who did you talk to when deciding to become a Solar Sister entrepreneur? ,,,,,, [DP5]. What did you talk about when deciding to become a Solar Sister entrepreneur?,,,,,, [DP6]. What made you decide to be a Solar Sister entrepreneur?,,,,,, [DP7]. What makes Solar Sister unique? What makes it different from other places where you have worked?,,,,,, [DP8]. What were your goals when you became a Solar Sister?,,,,,, [DP9]. What are you hoping to achieve in the future? ,,,,,, [OJ1]. What were your first few weeks as a Solar Sister entrepreneur like?,,,,,, [OJ2]. What was easy to learn when first becoming a Solar Sister entrepreneur? ,,,,,, [OJ3]. What was hard to learn when first becoming Solar Sister entrepreneur?,,,,,, [OJ4]. How long did it take for you to make your first sale?,,,,,, [OJ5]. What did your family and friends think when you became a Solar Sister? ,,,,,, [OJ6]. Tell us about how you make a sale. [Follow-up: Has your selling method changed over time?],,,,,, [OJ7]. What is the best way to sell a lantern?,,,,,, [OJ8]. Where do you sell your lanterns?,,,,,, [OJ9]. Do you sell more lanterns during certain times of the year?,,,,,, "[OJ10]. In a week, how much time do you spend selling solar lanterns?",,,,,, [OJ11]. Who have you sold lanterns to? ,,,,,, [OJ12]. How do you feel about selling lanterns to people you do not know personally? ,,,,,, [OJ13]. How do you feel about selling products other than solar lanterns?,,,,,, "[OJ14]. Once you have sold a lantern to someone, do you think you will be able to sell them another lantern later on?",,,,,, [OJ15]. Which solar lanterns do you sell?,,,,,, [OJ17]. How many lanterns do you sell in a month?,,,,,, [OJ18]. How many lanterns have you sold overall?,,,,,, [OJ19]. How many lamps would you need to sell in a year to make enough money to support yourself and your household?,,,,,, [OJ20]. What lantern is your bestseller? Why?,,,,,, [OJ21]. Why do sell the models of lanterns you sell?,,,,,, [OJ22]. When was the last time you sold a lantern?,,,,,, [OJ23]. How much do you charge for each lantern you sell?,,,,,, [OJ24]. How much time a week do you spend selling lanterns?,,,,,, [OJ25]. How far from your home do you have to go to sell lanterns? [Follow-up: How do you get there?],,,,,, [OJ26]. How much are your transportation costs to go sell lanterns?,,,,,, [OJ27]. How much are your cellular [airtime] costs related to selling lanterns?,,,,,, [OJ28]. Do you increase the amount you sell lanterns to make up for travel and other costs? [By how much?],,,,,, "[OJ29]. Do your customers pay for solar lanterns all at once, or do you let them pay over time? ",,,,,, "[OJ30]. If customers pay for a solar lantern over time, does this change the price you charge them?",,,,,, "[OJ31]. If your customers pay for a solar lantern over time, does this change how often you ask for more solar lanterns from Solar Sister?",,,,,, [OJ32]. How often do you complete stock or inventory counts? ,,,,,, [OJ33]. When do you know that you need to order new lanterns?,,,,,, [OJ34]. What happens when you run out of lanterns? ,,,,,, [OJ34]. How do you communicate with each stakeholder? What do you talk about? What information do you share with each stakeholder? What information do you get from each stakeholder?,Manufacturers,SS Staff,RCs,SSEs,End Users,Other "[OJ35]. What is your relationship with your Regional Coordinator like? [Follow-up: Is [he] she more like a boss, or more like a friend?]",,,,,, [SCC1]. Tell me about Solar Sister trainings. What are they like?,,,,,, [SCC2]. What skills have you learned as a Solar Sister entrepreneur?,,,,,, "[SCC3]. Have you used the skills you learned through Solar Sister in other parts of your life? [If yes, how and how often?]",,,,,, "[SCC4]. Do you teach your community about solar lanterns and lighting? [If yes, how and how often?]",,,,,, [WBE1]. I am engaged and interested in my activities as a Solar Sister entrepreneur. Rating: ,,,,,, [WBE2]. I feel included as a member of the Solar Sister community. Rating: ,,,,,, [WBE3]. I feel that my opinion matters and is taken seriously in the Solar Sister community. Rating: ,,,,,, [WBE4]. I feel like an important member of the Solar Sister community. Rating: ,,,,,, [WBE5]. I am more optimistic about my future now that I am a Solar Sister Entrepreneur. Rating: ,,,,,, [WBE6]. I am more optimistic about my household ’s future now that I am a Solar Sister Entrepreneur. , Rating: ,,,,, [WBE7]. Becoming a Solar Sister has helped me send my children to school. Rating: ,,,,,, [WBE8]. Becoming a Solar Sister has helped my children study better. Rating: ,,,,,, [WBE9]. People respect me more now that I am a Solar Sister Entrepreneur. Rating: ,,,,,, [WBE10]. I feel like I have more influence over my life now that I am a Solar Sister Entrepreneur. Rating: ,,,,,, "[MIP1]. Do you have a bank account? If yes, at what bank? When did you open the bank account?",,,,,, "[MIP2]. Are you a member of a microfinance institution or community savings group (circle)? If so, which one(s)? How long have you been a member?",,,,,, "[MIP3]. Do you save money or have a savings account? If yes, how much do you save per week?",,,,,, "[MIP4]. Do you use mobile money? If yes, how often and for what purposes?",,,,,, [MIP5].,Before joining Solar Sister,After Joining Solar Sister,,,, Total HH income:,,,,,, Your contribution to HH income:,,,,,, Spending on kerosene:,,,,,, Spending on electricity:,,,,,, Spending on education:,,,,,, Spending on food:,,,,,, Spending on transportation:,,,,,, Spending on health:,,,,,, Spending on cooking/lighting:,,,,,, Other spending (specify):,,,,,, [MIP6]. What do you do with the money you make from selling lanterns? [Follow-up: How did you buy those things before becoming a SSE?],,,,,, [MIP7]. How else do you earn money besides selling solar lanterns? ,,,,,, ,Time spent per week:,Income per week:,,,, Activity 1:,,,,,, Activity 2:,,,,,, Activity 3:,,,,,, "[MIP8]. If you were not a Solar Sister entrepreneur, what would you do instead to earn the money you get from selling solar lanterns?",,,,,, "[MIP9]. Do you keep a receipts book [sales log] of the lanterns you have sold? May I see it? [If yes, may I take some pictures of your receipts book?]",,,,,,