At a co-hosted event at the Bank of Tanzania, IPA shared findings with industry leaders as a step towards forging a sustainable and evidence-based pathway towards reducing costs for consumers.
Learn more about TADFRI: bit.ly/4u0DV5X
How do we make Digital Financial Services more affordable in Tanzania? IPA and the Bank of Tanzania partnered to understand DFS affordability drivers.
How are education policy decisions made inside government and where can locally grounded researchers shape them?
Join our webinar on April 28th with Ministry of Education leaders from Ghana, Rwanda, and Kenya.
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EAT or 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM GMT
Register Now: bit.ly/4tOhNvn
Rwanda's Basic Education Board is building in-house capacity to manage workforce data for 100,000+ teachers through Python training, a support chatbot, and improved placement workflows.
See what embedded technical assistance can look like in practice: poverty-action.org/embedded-evi...
IPA will also be supporting the design and operationalization of a National Poverty Intelligence Lab to drive data, evidence, and smarter policy for poverty reduction.
Learn more: bit.ly/3Q56noE
#DataForImpact #PovertyReduction
The system is a unified, government-led, and data-driven framework to better integrate humanitarian response, social protection, and poverty reduction efforts in Nigeria.
Last month, IPA joined the Nigeria Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, including key development partners, at a national workshop in Abuja to co-create the framework for Nigeria’s One Humanitarian–One Poverty Response System.
This works within existing systems — no parallel infrastructure needed. Humanitarian mine action organizations can deliver life-saving first aid as part of what they already do.
#MineAction #ExplosiveOrdnance
The Burkina Faso pilot, supported by the government, has:
✅ Trained 67 trainers
✅ Reached 1,309 community members across two regions
✅ Shown statistically significant gains in knowledge & skills
✅ Documented 33+ real-world first aid interventions already
Most mine risk education teaches people to avoid landmines. But what happens after someone is hurt?
Researchers Hannah Wild & Nicholas Meda asked: what if first aid training was integrated directly into the programs humanitarian organizations already deliver?
A landmine does not know when a war is over.
IPA and @j-pal.bsky.social Humanitarian Protection Initiative released new evidence changing how we think about emergency care in conflict zones.
Read more: poverty-action.org/when-mine-ri...
Part of a five-session series supported by IPA and the @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social to strengthen participants’ practical capacities in data preparation, descriptive analysis, and evidence use within the Ministry of Education.
Building stronger evidence systems in education.
The Embedded Lab and Cote d’Ivoire’s Ministry of Education hosted a third Coffee Chat session focused on data management and analysis using Excel.
Ces sessions visent à renforcer les capacités pratiques des participants en matière de production de données, d'analyse descriptive et leur utilisation au sein du Ministère de l'Éducation.
En savoir plus sur le « Coffee Chat » : bit.ly/4srHLE5
Plus sur le Laboratoire Intégré : bit.ly/4tFlOSY
Le Laboratoire Intégré (Ed) du Ministère de l'Éducation de Côte d'Ivoire a organisé une troisième session de « Coffee Chat » axée sur la gestion et l'analyse de données avec Excel, dans le cadre d'une série de cinq sessions soutenue par IPA et @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social.
Renforcer les systèmes de production des données probantes dans le domaine de l'éducation.
Deadline approaching!
IPA's Citizen Security Research Initiative is still accepting proposals for rigorous impact evaluations and related research on citizen security, organized crime, and justice.
Proposals due April 15.
More info here: poverty-action.org/csri-call-fo...
Even when schools face disruption, mEducation keeps learning going. It proves that what works in a pilot can transform entire systems.
🎥 Watch the webinar: youtube.com/watch?v=DFFS20gmYGY
📖 Learn more about mEducation: poverty-action.org/mEducation
What makes it work at scale?
Rapid assessment, individualized support & household engagement—not just as activities, but as principles for lasting impact.
And when local leaders invest, teachers and learners benefit long-term.
Key takeaway: mEducation strengthens foundational literacy & numeracy, complementing the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) program of the Philippine's Department Education and accelerating learning recovery where it's needed most.
In our webinar with @hundredorg.bsky.social, we explored how mEducation is moving from pilot to policy—showing how evidence-based innovations can be scaled, sustained & embedded into public education systems.
📍 Hilton San Francisco Union Square
📅 March 29 | 🕒 4:30–5:45 PM
Learn more: bit.ly/4bEDSpV
#CIES2026 #EconomicEmpowerment
Socio-emotional skills, such as initiative, aspirations, & resilience, can influence education pathways & economic opportunities.
Today at #CIES2026, IPA will share insights from research across countries on how these skills can support economic empowerment & how they can be measured effectively.
When funding is limited, rigorous cost analysis helps ensure resources reach programs that deliver the greatest benefit for learners.
📍 San Francisco
📅 March 28 | 🕒 1:15 PM – 4:00 PM
Learn more: bit.ly/4rqAPpU
#CIES2026 #GlobalEducation #EducationPolicy
Education leaders face increasing pressure to ensure every dollar invested delivers real learning gains.
But organizations often struggle with:
→ Choosing the right costing methodology
→ Collecting reliable cost data
→ Adapting cost estimates across contexts
In this workshop, participants will explore practical tools to:
→ Turn cost data into smarter education decisions
→ Compare programs based on impact per dollar
→ Adapt cost estimates when programs scale
Evidence of impact isn’t enough. Decision-makers also need evidence of cost.
At #CIES2026, IPA is joining @Center for Effective Global Action and @Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab to host a workshop on Strategic Costing for Education Impact.
📍 Hilton San Francisco Union Square
📅 March 28 | 9:45–11:00 AM
Learn more: bit.ly/4rvHXld
#CIES2026 #EducationPolicy
Reducing violence in schools requires better data and policies.
At #CIES2026, IPA will share insights from its collaboration with Uganda’s Ministry of Education and Sports on how existing government monitoring systems could better track violence and inform prevention strategies.