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Where evidence meets practice: Inside UNICEF and J-PAL’s FLN Academy 3.0

FLN Academy 3.0 is a collaboration between UNICEF and J-PAL that supports UNICEF regional and country offices and local stakeholders in applying evidence-based solutions to advance foundational literacy and numeracy.
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Event

Dentro do Programa MITx MicroMasters® em Dados, Economia, e Design de Políticas (DEDP)

O próximo período do Programa MITx MicroMasters® em Dados, Economia e Elaboração de Políticas está se aproximando rapidamente! Junte-se à equipe do curso DEDP em um webinário para saber mais sobre o programa e ter suas perguntas respondidas ao vivo. Uma gravação do evento será enviada a todos os...
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The Evidence Effect

”Deworming days” at school are something to celebrate

Providing regular deworming pills for children helps them stay in school, learn more, and earn more as adults.
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The Evidence Effect

Rethink microcredit for greater impacts

Innovations in microcredit design can improve business growth and borrower wellbeing.
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Measuring impact: Transforming philanthropy through evidence

Philanthropic organizations often face a dilemma: Each challenge has many potentially good solutions—but most organizations have limited time and resources to effectively implement multiple programs at once. This webinar, co-hosted by J-PAL and the Institute of Philanthropy (IoP), will explore how...
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Building Evidence Ecosystems in Urban Planning through Training

The Egypt Impact Lab (EIL) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) are hosting a learning workshop that brings together policymakers and practitioners to strengthen evidence ecosystems in urban planning.
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The Evidence Effect: Smarter development starts with evidence

Policymakers are facing a steep challenge: They need to address urgent development priorities with shrinking resources.
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May 2025 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's May newsletter features an opinion piece on the value of sectoral employment programs, a new research project evaluating the Getting Going on Savings Initiative, and a new job board for public interest jobs.
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Event

Del acompañamiento técnico a la institucionalización: aprendizajes desde J-PAL LAC para fortalecer SMyE con base en evidencia rigurosa

Desde 2009, J-PAL LAC ha trabajado con más de veinte gobiernos en América Latina y el Caribe para fortalecer sus capacidades institucionales en el diseño, evaluación y mejora de programas sociales, con un enfoque basado en evaluaciones aleatorizadas como herramienta clave para generar evidencia...
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Event

Uso de datos y evidencia rigurosa en las políticas de seguridad y de prevención del delito

En muchos países, las dependencias encargadas de diseñar políticas para prevenir y atender situaciones delictivas se enfrentan a desafíos muy similares; principalmente, deben responder a cuestiones como: ¿De qué manera aprovechar los datos que existen para mejorar diagnósticos relacionados con el...
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Affiliate Spotlight: Selim Gulesci on addressing gender-based violence in Mozambican schools

In May 2025, J-PAL Africa invited LinkedIn readers to submit questions about a recent randomized evaluation on preventing gender-based violence in Mozambican schools, coauthored by J-PAL affiliated researcher Selim Gulesci. In this blog post, Selim responds to five questions from readers, sharing...
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The Evidence Effect

Giving cash with conditions

A dual strategy to alleviate poverty: Attaching conditions to cash transfers can provide immediate financial assistance while helping families invest in their children's future.
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The Evidence Effect

Government innovation to improve social services

Providing vulnerable households with accurate, timely information about their benefits can help improve access and increase government efficiency.
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Blog

The Evidence Effect: How LMIC governments drive and scale effective poverty reduction policies

Most LMIC governments invest far more in their own social programs—which include health care, education, and social safety nets—than all foreign aid combined. While foreign assistance has been in the spotlight this year, LMIC governments are the ones that make financial commitments, set priorities...
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Celebrating Five Years of J-PAL Middle East and North Africa

J-PAL MENA at AUC is hosting a special event to mark five years of advancing evidence-informed policymaking in the MENA region.