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A NEPI employee speaks with a respondent to determine their eligibility for the STYL program near Monrovia, Liberia

Preventing violence at scale: How practitioners are using evidence to adapt and scale CBT programs

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A growing number of crime and violence prevention programs are drawing on psychosocial techniques to help shift people’s behaviors and attitudes, offering a potentially low-cost alternative to more traditional security sector strategies. In particular, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been...
Demi lunes in Niger

Scaling up the impact of rainwater harvesting techniques on small-scale farming in Niger

A key policy question in sub-Saharan Africa is how to reach yield potential for important crops without introducing further environmental degradation. Researchers partnered with Niger’s Ministry of the Environment and the Sahel Consulting Group to test barriers to the adoption of demi-lunes, a...
Child laughing with parents and holding a spoon

Promoviendo el desarrollo infantil temprano para aliviar la pobreza en Guatemala

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En Guatemala—uno de los países con las tasas de retraso en el crecimiento más altas del mundo y baja matriculación en educación infantil—varias organizaciones e instituciones gubernamentales reconocen cada vez más la importancia de mejorar el DIT y han acumulado lecciones clave relevantes sobre el...
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Shukuma in South African schools: Adapting evidence on cognitive behavioural therapy-inspired programmes to reduce violence

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While evidence-based insights on the most effective ways to reduce crime and violence are scarce, rigorous evidence has shown that one family of interventions may be effective. A strong foundation of evidence suggests that interventions based on the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)...
A woman speaks to two other women.

Understanding the hidden factors influencing child marriage: Lessons from an impact evaluation

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In an effort to reduce child marriage, the Indonesian government has implemented various programs utilizing video-based information campaigns to drive behavioral change. Despite the widespread use of video campaigns, there is not rigorous evidence on their effectiveness. In this post, the J-PAL...
Farmer in Kenya at work in field

Agricultural productivity and labor: Evidence and open questions for researchers

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This blog offers insights and proposes questions on how farmers in Kenya can best utilize household and hired labor, in addition to agricultural technologies.
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Department of Justice

Expandiendo las alianzas con gobiernos en Brasil y México para la formulación de políticas públicas informadas por evidencia

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En esta publicación de blog, el personal de J-PAL destaca algunos ejemplos de alianzas con gobiernos y anuncia un proceso de selección para nuevas colaboraciones con gobiernos en Brasil y México
Women having a union meeting

Desarrollando capacidades para la generación y uso de evidencia en la promoción de la agencia de las mujeres en Centroamérica

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Las organizaciones en América Central reconocen cada vez más la importancia de mejorar la agencia de las mujeres mediante la implementación de programas e iniciativas para apoyar este objetivo. Como parte de los esfuerzos de J-PAL de América Latina y el Caribe (LAC) para fortalecer capacidades y...