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Reports and Toolkits

ASPIRE's reports and toolkits capture insights from implementation, document lessons, and offer practical guidance for policymakers, practitioners, and partners working to strengthen public systems.

 

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REPORT
Scaling Every Child Counts: Driving Learning Across India Through Knowledge Network Catalysts

We launched a certification course under the Every Child Counts program to engage NGOs as key partners in scaling the program. This report captures insights from pilots across three states, highlighting implementation lessons, and pathways to scale.

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Going the Last Mile: Lifting Ultra-Poor Households Out of Poverty 

This report captures the lessons from the Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana—India’s largest government-led scale up of the Graduation Approach—implemented by JEEViKA, Government of Bihar, in partnership with Bandhan-Konnagar and J-PAL South Asia. The program is reaching more than 160,000 women-headed households in Bihar.

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TOOLKIT
Every Child Counts: Implementation Toolkit

The Every Child Counts – Implementation Toolkit is a practical guide by J-PAL South Asia to help policymakers, NGOs, and teachers implement and scale an evidence-based games-based early years math curriculum. Designed for children aged 4–6, it uses four simple classroom games to strengthen innate mathematical abilities and connect it to formal math skills. Tested across India, the program has shown lasting improvements in foundational numeracy. The toolkit includes step-by-step guidance on gameplay, teacher training, classroom setup, monitoring, and strategies for scaling through government and NGO partnerships.

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Common Minimum Framework for Process Monitoring: For a Gender Equity Curriculum at Scale

This framework, developed from J-PAL South Asia’s evaluation of Breakthrough’s Taaron Ki Toli programme, offers practical guidance for governments, NGOs, donors, and researchers working on gender-transformative education. It outlines how to design, implement, and monitor curricula at scale—drawing on evidence, government partnerships, and process monitoring tools to ensure fidelity and effectiveness. With clear protocols on research, ethics, and mixed-methods monitoring, the framework serves as a blueprint for embedding gender equity in education systems and driving lasting change in attitudes and behaviours.

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