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The Nasser Social Bank and J-PAL MENA signed a memorandum of understanding at the American University in Cairo to design and implement impact evaluations and advance evidence-informed decision making. Full article in Arabic.

Experience shows that innovative and evidence-based approaches, when executed well, can dent poverty. With the Covid-19 pandemic threatening to reverse hard-won global gains, the need for policy-relevant research, and for scaling effective solutions, has never been more urgent.

Referencing insights from J-PAL affiliated evaluations of "Teach at the Right Level" programs, schools in sub-Saharan Africa are running "catch-up" programs to address learning losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Government of Punjab, in association with the NGO Breakthrough and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab South Asia (J-PAL), has decided to include Breakthrough’s gender sensitisation curriculum in the syllabi for grades sixth, seventh, and eighth in the schools of Punjab operated and aided...

India has been identified identified as a water-stressed country, with the majority of its drinkable water being used for agriculture. To address this, The Punjab government, along with the World Bank and J-PAL, has launched certain pilots to encourage rational use of water among farmers.

Research conducted by J-PAL affiliates finds that access that access to education software improves academic outcomes for students, suggesting that Edtech has the potential to improve "Teach at the Right Level" approaches by increasing access to education and promoting equal learning opportunities...

J-PAL North America Co-Scientific Director Amy Finkelstein discusses how randomized evaluations are now underway for US government policy initiatives.