Partners

Our work would not be possible without the close collaboration and dedication of many partners. Together we are driven by a shared belief in the power of scientific evidence to understand what really works in the fight against poverty.

We work closely with Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), a non-profit research organization with programs and offices around the world. Other partners are:

  • Implementing organizations like governments, NGOs, multilateral organizations, and businesses who run programs that our affiliated professors evaluate, use our policy lessons from research, and scale up programs that are proven effective.
  • Donors including foundations and bilateral organizations who provide funding for evaluations, scale-ups, and research initiatives.
  • Research centers and organizations that run the randomized evaluations of our affiliated professors, including the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) at the University of California, Berkeley, the Center for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP), the Crime Lab at the University of Chicago, Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) at Harvard Kennedy School, and IFMR Lead.

Room to Read

Room to Read is creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality. We are achieving this goal by helping children in historically low-income communities develop literacy skills and a habit of reading, and by supporting girls as they build skills to succeed in school and negotiate key life...

Roshan

Roshan is Afghanistan's leading telecommunications provider and the market leader with over 6.5 million active subscribers and a network that covers over 287 districts and cities in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan. Roshan provides M-Paisa, an innovative mobile money transfer and payment solution...

RTI International

An independent nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition.

Rural Bank of Mabitac (RB Mabitac)

RB Mabitac aims to provide sustainable financial assistance to microentrepreneurs in the areas of Laguna and Quezon in the Philippines.

Rusizi District

Russell Sage Foundation (RSF)

The Russell Sage Foundation is the principal American Foundation devoted exclusively to research in the social sciences. They have partnered with J-PAL on diverse initiatives, including measuring the effect of incentives on teacher attendance in India and investigating innovative financial solutions...

Russia Financial Literacy and Education Trust Fund

On October 10, 2008, Alexey L. Kudrin, Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation and Robert B. Zoellick, the President of the World Bank signed an agreement to establish a Trust Fund at the World Bank to support the advancement of financial literacy and capability programs. The Russian...

Russian Academic Excellence Project '5-100'

The goal of Project 5-100 is to maximize the competitive position of a group of leading Russian universities in the global research and education market.

Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board

The Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) is an autonomous body established by LAW N°14/2017 OF 14/04/2017. The law specifies that: RAB has the general mission of championing the agriculture sector development into a knowledge based; technology driven and market oriented...

Rwanda Education Board

The mission of Rwanda Education Board is to fast-track education development in Rwanda by enabling education sector growth. The scope of our work includes all aspects related to the development of the education sector. This involves working with and addressing the needs of schools of all sizes...

Rwanda Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI)

The mission of the Rwandan Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) is to initiate, develop and manage suitable programs of transformation and modernization of agriculture and livestock to ensure food security and to contribute to the national economy.

Rwanda, Government of

The Government of Rwanda has collaborated with J-PAL affiliates to evaluate performance based pay for medical services in Rwanda.

Sa Aklat Sisikat Foundation

Sa Aklat Sisikat Foundation (SAS) is a non-profit Philippine organization that promotes the love and habit of reading in Filipino children by working with public schools all over the country, and providing resources to motivate students to make reading a part of their daily lives. They have...

Saath

Saath is a local microfinance institution based in Ahmedabad, which provides health education, livelihood training, microfinance and other programs in slum communities. Saath utilizes market-based strategies to create inclusive societies by empowering India’s urban and rural poor. Saath partnered...

Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)

Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), California, USA Electricity provider

Safaricom

Safaricom, Ltd is a leading mobile network operator in Kenya. It was formed in 1997 as a fully owned subsidiary of Telkom Kenya.

Sahel Consulting Group

Sahel Consulting Group partnered with J-PAL affiliates to evaluate the impact of a rainwater harvesting technique, demi-lunes, on farmers’ soil quality, yields, and profits.

Sambodhi

Sambodhi is a research and communications consultancy that works to create high-impact knowledge to catalyze efficiency, effectiveness and accountability in the public domain.

San Mateo County Registration & Elections Division

The San Mateo County Registration & Elections Division is responsible for overseeing all elections in San Mateo County, California. They have partnered with J-PAL affiliates on research in North America.

Sandridge Foundation