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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

At #UNGA81, IPA joins the Government of Nigeria for discussions on crisis response, social protection, and poverty reduction. Sept 24 | 6-8pm EDT | UN HQ, New York.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What kind of business support actually helps businesses grow and create jobs? At #UNGA81, IPA and the African Management Institute will bring together research, funding, and implementation perspectives on what works and how to scale it. Sept 22 | NYC

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The real cost of mobile money can be more than the official fee. Extra agent charges, time spent waiting, network problems, and failed transactions can all add up. A new SurveyCTO case study looks at how IPA is measuring these costs in Uganda and other markets. bit.ly/4iRDacX

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Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) Uses Mystery Shopping to Measure the True Cost of Mobile Banking in Uganda with SurveyCTO

Learn how IPA used SurveyCTO to measure the popularity and effectiveness of mobile banking using a mystery shopping workflow.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Last week, IPA, in collaboration with Rwanda's Ministry of Local Government (MINALOC) and BRAC International, through the Graduation Embedded Evidence Lab, convened a workshop on Rwanda's social protection data systems.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Fraud does not affect women and men entrepreneurs the same way. Twice as many women say they would not know what to do if their account were compromised 14% of women have six months of capital to recover, vs 22% of men New from IPA & CARE: nextbillion.net/hidden-cost-...

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

#InternationalLiteracyDay Ghana’s Differentiated Learning approach groups students by what they know, helping teachers meet them at their actual learning level. Today, it reaches 2.4 million students in 10,000+ schools. Hear from researcher Adrienne Lucas. Read the full story: bit.ly/3TeWAhz

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Two cost-effectiveness analyses of similar programs can produce very different results because of the assumptions behind them. Part 2 of IPA’s series looks at how to make those assumptions more transparent and estimates more useful for decision-makers. Read the blog: bit.ly/4zYIEZD

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

More training doesn’t always mean better results for community health workers. Research points to three practical lessons: keep training focused, make time for practice, and provide supportive supervision. Swipe through to learn more, then explore IPA’s evidence brief and resources: bit.ly/4qNSh9g

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Can teachers reliably assess their own students? New research across 40 schools finds that teachers’ reading assessments closely matched those of independent assessors.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

At Nigeria’s 2nd National Gender Conference, IPA shared evidence on: → Preventing gender-based violence → Expanding women’s access to finance → Addressing technology-facilitated gender-based violence See how evidence can help advance Nigeria’s gender priorities: poverty-action.org/ipa-nigeria-...

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IPA Nigeria Presents at the 2nd National Gender Conference 2026

IPA shared evidence on gender-based violence and intimate partner violence, highlighting key points, lessons, and opportunities for intervention and prevention.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Why does cash persist even when merchants and consumers are willing to pay digitally? New research from IPA and Phil Roessler finds that correcting misperceptions can change beliefs, but that alone may not change how people pay. Read the blog: bit.ly/4ggwfIR

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

1/6 Last week, IPA joined The BOMA Project and the IKEA Foundation in Nairobi to share new evidence from the Livelihoods and Inclusion for Transformation in Northern Kenya project and discuss what it will take to scale economic inclusion in Kenya. Four insights from the discussion!

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

What happens when livelihood support is designed with both people and the environment in mind? That's the question at the heart of an event IPA is hosting with The BOMA Project and the IKEA Foundation on August 4 in Nairobi.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Today is #WorldDayAgainstTraffickingInPersons. Governments invest heavily in awareness campaigns to prevent trafficking. But does information alone change outcomes? Evidence from IPA's Human Trafficking Research Initiative suggests: not usually.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Can a universal livelihoods model deliver strong results at low cost? New evidence from Uganda suggests it can. Explore key findings in the visuals below.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

How do we move from successful pilot programs to sustainable, government-led solutions that help prevent violence against children in schools? That was the focus of a national workshop convened by Uganda's Ministry of Education and Sports, IPA, and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Self-reliance is easy to endorse. Achieving it is much harder. New evidence presented at the Joint Data Center's Research Conference on Forced Displacement challenges common assumptions about aid, livelihoods, and what it really takes to support displaced populations.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

What drives the cost of digital payments? Not one factor, but many. Our latest blog explores how consumer behavior, taxes, competition, payment infrastructure, and provider incentives shape the affordability of digital financial services. Read more: bit.ly/4wFz6Af

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Despite widespread mobile money, Tanzanians still pay some of the highest digital transaction fees in the region. Our latest #TADFRI blog explores how competition, interoperability, and smart regulation can help make digital financial services more affordable.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

As part of our Tanzania Affordable Digital Finance Research Initiative (TADFRI), we continue to explore what makes digital financial services more affordable.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Tanzania has more mobile money accounts than working-age adults. But high taxes could undo years of progress, driving people back to cash. How can the gov't raise revenue without pricing out low-income users? Our research with Fiscality offers answers. bit.ly/4pcxGdV

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Making digital payments available is only part of the challenge. Making them affordable is what determines whether people and businesses use them consistently.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Last week in Abuja, IPA and Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction launched the National Poverty Intelligence Lab.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

A new IPA evidence review examines how digital interventions, from online training and mentorship to job platforms and remote work, are shaping women’s skills development and labor market participation across low- and middle-income countries.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Peace is a continuous process. To celebrate the first United Nations #PeacebuildingWeek, IPA is looking back on some of our early peace-maintaining findings in Liberia, conducted in partnership with the UN Peacebuilding Fund following the Liberian civil wars between 1989 and 2003.

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Pia Raffler @piaraffler.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Publishing null results *is* hard. Thrilled to finally see this paper with @danielnposner.bsky.social and @dougparkerson.bsky.social investigating the impact of bottom-up accountability on healthcare outcomes in print in the JOP. Thread 👇 doi.org/10.1086/736577

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HarvardCID @harvardcid.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Congratulations to CID Faculty Affiliate @piaraffler.bsky.social and co-authors @danielposner.bsky.social and @dougparkerson.bsky.social on their recent publication in @thejop.bsky.social. Read below for more details ⤵️

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Cost-effectiveness analysis helps answer an important question: What impact are we achieving for every dollar invested? But there are underlying assumptions about costs, impact duration, spillovers, and more that can shape results.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Is your program ready for impact evaluation? Our free 10-question simple checklist helps you assess readiness in 15 minutes. Get your score and guidance on next steps, plus learn how IPA can support your evaluation journey.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

IPA Rwanda is supporting the Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB) and UNICEF in the rollout of the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Module within the Teacher Management Information System (TMIS).

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Uganda’s education sector does not lack data. The challenge is turning that data into better decisions and stronger education outcomes. At the 5th #EdLabUganda Retreat, IPA joined government, researchers, universities, and partners to strengthen evidence use across the sector.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Join us for the National Launch of the Philippines Socioeconomic Panel Survey (PSPS) Wave 1 Data on June 2, 2026 at the University of the Visayas, Iloilo City Campus. 📅 June 2, 2026 ⏰ 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (PHT) Learn more and register now: bit.ly/4ucJezG

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

We’ve spent decades building evidence on what works. And we have made real progress. But scaling what works has turned out to be a different challenge entirely. Because evidence doesn’t scale on its own. Embedding evidence into systems does.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Pakistan has the infrastructure for digital payments. Mobile wallets are widespread. So why is cash still king at the point of sale? New research has some answers in a new blog by Farah Said and IPA's @laurenperlik.bsky.social: bit.ly/4ueTQNQ #InstantPaymentSystems #DigitalFinance

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Why Pakistan's Shopkeepers and Customers Keep Choosing Cash Over Digital Payments | IPA

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

How can we counter organized crime, combat drug trafficking & strengthen law enforcement and criminal justice systems? What does the evidence say, and what are we still missing? Find out in IPA's new Research & Learning Agenda for the Citizen Security Research Initiative: bit.ly/4bYshBb

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Rwanda’s education system is evolving, and evidence is at the center of the next phase. At #StateOfEducation2026, discussions focused on learning outcomes, foundational skills, and how data can drive real policy change.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

How do we make Digital Financial Services more affordable in Tanzania? IPA and the Bank of Tanzania partnered to understand DFS affordability drivers.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

How are education policy decisions made inside government and where can locally grounded researchers shape them? Join our webinar on April 28th with Ministry of Education leaders from Ghana, Rwanda, and Kenya. Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EAT or 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM GMT Register Now: bit.ly/4tOhNvn

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Rwanda's Basic Education Board is building in-house capacity to manage workforce data for 100,000+ teachers through Python training, a support chatbot, and improved placement workflows. See what embedded technical assistance can look like in practice: poverty-action.org/embedded-evi...

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Last month, IPA joined the Nigeria Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, including key development partners, at a national workshop in Abuja to co-create the framework for Nigeria’s One Humanitarian–One Poverty Response System.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

A landmine does not know when a war is over. IPA and @j-pal.bsky.social Humanitarian Protection Initiative released new evidence changing how we think about emergency care in conflict zones. Read more: poverty-action.org/when-mine-ri...

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When Mine Risk Education Becomes a Lifeline: Evidence from the Field | IPA

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Building stronger evidence systems in education. The Embedded Lab and Cote d’Ivoire’s Ministry of Education hosted a third Coffee Chat session focused on data management and analysis using Excel.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Renforcer les systèmes de production des données probantes dans le domaine de l'éducation.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Deadline approaching! IPA's Citizen Security Research Initiative is still accepting proposals for rigorous impact evaluations and related research on citizen security, organized crime, and justice. Proposals due April 15. More info here: poverty-action.org/csri-call-fo...

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Call for Proposals | Citizen Security Research Initiative

This call for proposals supports research to inform policies and programs on building safer communities and strengthening justice and law enforcement systems.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

In our webinar with @hundredorg.bsky.social, we explored how mEducation is moving from pilot to policy—showing how evidence-based innovations can be scaled, sustained & embedded into public education systems.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Socio-emotional skills, such as initiative, aspirations, & resilience, can influence education pathways & economic opportunities. Today at #CIES2026, IPA will share insights from research across countries on how these skills can support economic empowerment & how they can be measured effectively.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Evidence of impact isn’t enough. Decision-makers also need evidence of cost. At #CIES2026, IPA is joining @Center for Effective Global Action and @Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab to host a workshop on Strategic Costing for Education Impact.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Reducing violence in schools requires better data and policies. At #CIES2026, IPA will share insights from its collaboration with Uganda’s Ministry of Education and Sports on how existing government monitoring systems could better track violence and inform prevention strategies.

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Play can help children rebuild social connections, reduce stress, and regain a sense of agency, especially in conflict-affected settings.

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