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A woman uses a chlorine water treatment product to treat drinking water at home in the village of Kawejah, Grand Cape Mount county, Liberia on Friday April 6, 2012.
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J-PAL Africa

J-PAL Africa, based at the University of Cape Town, leads J-PAL’s work in sub-Saharan Africa. J-PAL Africa conducts randomized evaluations, builds partnerships for evidence-informed policymaking, and helps partners scale up effective programs.
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New Initiative to Help Governments in the Global South Reduce Pollution and Foster Economic Growth

The Emissions Market Accelerator provides a custom-built solution to make emissions markets work anywhere, for any pollutant, by supporting governments from design to full operation.
The J-PAL Africa team poses for a photo in Cape Town, South Africa.
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J-PAL Africa - Working at J-PAL Africa

J-PAL Africa is a growing office with a fun, diverse and inclusive team. We have offices in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Accra. Learn more about our current team members. If you would like to receive notifications about open positions, please sign up for our jobs newsletter.
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J-PAL Latin America and Caribbean

J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), based at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, leads J-PAL’s work in the LAC region. J-PAL LAC conducts randomized evaluations, builds partnerships for evidence-informed policymaking, and helps partners scale up effective programs.
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Earthshot Prize Names State of Gujarat a Finalist for Groundbreaking Work on Air Pollution

Researchers affiliated with J-PAL helped the Indian state of Gujarat design and launch the world's first particulate pollution market. That project is now a finalist for one of the world’s most prestigious and impactful environmental award, The Earthshot Prize.
Dr. Oluwaremilekun Adebisi
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African Scholar Spotlight: Oluwaremilekun Adebisi

Through our African Scholars Program, we hope to help create more opportunities for African researchers to advance the research agenda on the continent through randomized evaluations. In this spotlight, we speak with Oluwaremilekun Adebisi of the University of Ilorin in Nigeria.
Preschool in Brazil
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Quality early childhood education: The role of teacher training

With nearly all Brazilian children aged 4 and 5 now enrolled in preschool, new questions are emerging about how to ensure quality in this stage of education. According to Brazil’s National Institute for Educational Studies and Research, 93 percent of children in this age group attend preschool...
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Evidence and Experiences to Strengthen Payments for Environmental Services (PES) Programs

This in-person event in Mexico will bring together leading institutions and practitioners to share scientific evidence, lessons learned, and innovative approaches for strengthening PES programs. It will highlight how randomized evaluations (RCT) can generate rigorous evidence to improve program...
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The Evidence Effect

Paying people to protect forests

Payments for ecosystem services (PES)—conditional cash to protect forests and curb pollution—reduce deforestation and cut emissions at strikingly low cost when well designed. Smart tweaks like full‑parcel enrollment, satellite verification, and liquidity‑building upfront payments dramatically boost...
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Jeffrey Rodrigo Flores García

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Evidence to Policy Case Study

Improving youth sexual health through educational entertainment

A randomized evaluation found that the educational TV drama series Shuga increased HIV testing and reduced the stigma around sexual health among young viewers in Nigeria.
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(Senior) Research Manager, Field - DIL - East Africa

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Ammaarah Mookrey

Ammaarah Mookrey-Sonday is an Administrative Assistant at J-PAL Africa.
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Evaluation

Early Childhood Development at Scale through Home Health Visits

Researchers in Bangladesh conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of integrating light-touch ECD support into an existing national child health program on early childhood development outcomes. Children who received the ECD support showed improvements in cognitive, language, and physical development, and their older siblings benefited, too.
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Postdoctoral Scholar, Mining and Local Development - Zambia