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A mother and child playing in rural Peru. One of IPA's most promising research focuses is on promoting early childhood development. © 2023 Ruslana Lurchenko

IPA Looking Ahead in 2024: A Letter from the Executive Director

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By Annie Duflo

Last year marked my 15th year at IPA. As I reflect on this milestone I am incredibly proud of all we have achieved in the last 20+ years of creating evidence, strategically sharing evidence, and enabling others to use evidence in the fight against global poverty. Looking ahead, I am also tremendously excited about our next chapter, which will focus on our drive to accelerate the translation of existing evidence into real impact that improves lives (we will of course continue to produce rigorous evidence as well).

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EVIDENCE SUMMIT

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IPA Nigeria Country Director Funmi Ayeni speaking at the opening of the Nigeria Evidence Summit. © 2024 Blaize Itodo

Nigeria Evidence Summit

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IPA Nigeria recently hosted

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the Evidence Summit in Abuja, convening stakeholders and policymakers to share and discuss evidence-based policies and programs in social protection, education, and financial inclusion.

"Data serves as the cornerstone upon which effective policies and programs are built, enabling us to identify vulnerabilities, assess needs, and tailor interventions that yield meaningful impact," said Josiah Emerole, Director of Research and Program Development at the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons.

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about our work in Nigeria.

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NEW RESULTS

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Top: Monkeys in protected Lacandona forest. Bottom: Monkey walking in recently burnt forest. © 2021 Santiago Saavedra

A Promising Cost-Effective Approach in Mexico to Reduce Deforestation

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Researchers: Santiago Izquierdo Tort, Seema Jayachandran, and Santiago Saavedra

Tropical forests are vital carbon sinks to reduce climate change impacts, but protecting them is challenging, especially with limited budgets. To encourage forest protection in southern Mexico, researchers compared the impact

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of paying forest-owning households to fully enroll their forested land for conservation with the current program that allows households to choose to only partially enroll their forest. Deforestation dropped by 39 percent in full enrollment compared to partial enrollment, making it 4.6 times more cost-effective and a promising approach for global forest conservation efforts.

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EDUCATION BLOG

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A male primary school student school carrying a stack of booklets in Kenya. © 2007 Aude Guerrucci

Could Boys be Lagging Behind?

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By Sarah Kabay

While interviewing primary school teachers in Kenya about how students were faring post-pandemic, IPA researchers encountered a surprising development. They had anticipated some of the gender-related concerns in education. School closures left more girls vulnerable to health and safety risks. What was unexpected, however, was the frequency with which teachers reported that boys were underperforming academically.

In this blog, Sarah Kabay

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(IPA's Education Program Director) reflects on her research and the role of evidence in addressing the complex gender dynamics of education in Kenya and beyond. To that end, she and Victoria Kiasyo Isika

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(IPA's Associate Director of Policy) collaborated on a working paper

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and co-hosted a dissemination webinar

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on February 14.

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BLOG

New Humanitarian Protection Initiative Will Help Reduce Harm to People Affected by Conflict

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By Sule Alan, Luc Behaghel, Caroline Lawton, Sara Merner, Ricardo Morel, and Theresa Stienen



Can Pakistan’s Instant Payment System RAAST Unlock Financial Inclusion?

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By Sophia Cyna, Hussam Razi, and Russell Toth

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EVENTS

Evidence from IPA’s Transaction Cost Index: Measuring the “True” Cost of Digital Financial Services

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February 27

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IPA IN THE NEWS

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TV360 Nigeria Covers Evidence Summit

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IPA Nigeria Evidence Summit in The Exodus News

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Senior Manager, Major Gifts | US-based: Washington, DC or New York, NY

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Responsible for raising significant funds through major gift prospect cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship



Project and Operations Associate, Right-Fit Evidence Unit | Colombia (Bogotá), Peru (Lima), or Mexico (Mexico City)

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Support the management team of IPA's Right-Fit Evidence (RFE) Unit to efficiently create the most impact possible



Manager, Right-Fit Evidence | Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

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Support implementers to strengthen their Monitoring-Evaluation System and Learning



Senior Field Officer | The Philippines (Iloilo, Antique, Aklan, Negros Occid)

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Collect accurate data through surveys and interviews, ensure data integrity, and manage a field team

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