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Michelle Twali was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Innovations for Poverty Action. She is now an Assistant Professor at NYU. (Photo Courtesy of Michelle Twali).

Finding Solutions For Displaced Communities Through Research

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When Michelle Twali and her family fled to Kenya to escape the Rwandan genocide, she saw how inadequate policies and programs failed to address the unique challenges of displaced populations. Now an Assistant Professor at New York University, she identifies effective solutions to improve the lives of displaced people. IPA’s Displaced Livelihood Initiative

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marks this year’s World Refugee Day with stories from several researchers whose work is informed and motivated by their experiences as refugees: Michelle Twali

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, Wisdom Karungu

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, Nil Simancas

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, and Kasole Sharif

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Blog from IPA Leadership

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Photo: The Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports Embedded Lab Team and the IPA Philippines Embedded Lab Team for the Department of Education of the Philippines exchange on their Lab design, successes, and challenges. © 2024 IPA

What We Learned from the Embedded Lab Cross-Country Learning Exchange

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Author: Juan Manuel Hernández-Agramonte

IPA’s Senior Director of Embedded Labs reflects on IPA’s third Cross-Country Learning Exchange

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in Uganda and the importance of spaces where government teams can share and learn from similar experiences in developing Embedded Evidence Labs. In this new blog, he highlights key lessons in ensuring Labs are effective, adaptable, and sustainable.

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New Video on Panel Survey

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Video thumbnail: Enumerators for the PSPS photographed on their way to survey respondents. © 2024 First Light Studios & IPA Philippines

Philippines Socioeconomic Panel Survey

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Survey Team: Dean Karlan, Christopher Udry, Emma Davies, Mariel Antoinette Felizardo, Aubrey Jolex, Natasha Brigitte Kuan, Tara Marwah, Rene Marlon Panti, Jose Edgardo Rivera, and Sneha Stephen

The Philippines Socioeconomic Panel Survey is a 20-year survey in rural Western Visayas providing policymakers and researchers the opportunity to evaluate the impact of social innovations that improve lives. A new video

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follows an IPA field officer team across difficult roads and waters to reach survey respondents.

READ MORE & WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

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Research Highlight

The Long-Term Impact of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Cash Transfers on High-Risk Young Men in Liberia

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Photo: Young men outside a local business in Monrovia, Liberia. © 2010 Glenna Gordon

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Researchers: Christopher Blattman, Sebastian Chaskel, Julian Jamison, and Margaret Sheridan

To understand the long-term effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy among adults, researchers evaluated the impact of a short-term therapy program and the distribution of unconditional cash transfers on the behavior of high-risk young men in Liberia. Results demonstrated that therapy reduced criminal behavior among participants both in the short run, one year following the intervention, and in the long run, ten years later.

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Policy Insight

Two Generation Initiative | Catalyzing Research, Policy, and Practice to Improve Outcomes for Young Children and their Caregivers

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Photo: A woman walking with her children in Uganda. © 2016 Shutterstock/Emre Topdemir

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Authors: Sarah Kabay and Rebecca Smith

Building off the findings of our evidence review

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, IPA conducted a pilot study

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to explore how a parenting program for refugees and host communities could be adapted to incorporate a two generation perspective. Inspired by this and our related work, IPA launched its Two Generation Initiative

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in 2023 in Uganda and Colombia with a focus on populations affected by displacement. In the first year, we improved existing programming, mapped relevant interventions and policy, and catalyzed interest in two generation approaches across policy, practice, and research. Now, we are seeking to deepen our work and extend the initiative to new national, global, and thematic contexts.

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READ MORE ABOUT THE INITIATIVE

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Links of Interest

Displaced Livelihoods Initiative (DLI) | Round III Call for Proposals

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DLI supports rigorous research and scaling work to inform policies and programs on sustainable livelihoods for displaced populations and host communities. Proposals are due July 26.



Evidence for Responding to Displacement: A Scoping Review of Rigorous Impact Evaluations

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This scoping review features a small but growing evidence base from evaluations of programs for displaced populations, across 27 settings. These evaluations cover a range of topics and outcomes, including household welfare, food security, education, health, livelihoods, and social cohesion.



Improving the Mental Health of Early Childhood Development Workers: Evaluating the Heal to Grow Program in Colombia

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In collaboration with the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare, the Inter-American Development Bank and IPA Colombia conducted a randomized evaluation that found that a mental health program for early childhood development workers significantly improved their social-emotional skills and increased their support for children’s socio-emotional development.



Regularizing Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants Through Employment: Measuring the Impacts of the PEPFF Program in Colombia

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UNHCR researchers partnered with IPA Colombia and the Ministry of Labor of Colombia to assess the impacts of an employment-based regularization program on Venezuelan refugees and migrants and local firms, focusing on employment-related outcomes, social cohesion within the workplace, and measures of general well-being.

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Improving Mental Health Outcomes for Survivors of Human Trafficking in Uganda

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Researchers are partnering with IPA Uganda to conduct a randomized evaluation to measure whether a mental health program for human trafficking survivors that incorporates yoga, mindfulness techniques, and group discussions improves their mental health, physical, and social well-being.

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Events



IPA’s Consumer Protection Research Initiative: Can Legal Aid Improve Consumer Redress with Mobile Network Operators?

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June 18

Webinar

IPA Presents "Best Bets: 14 Emerging Innovations with Potential for Impact at Scale in Global Health and Development" at EA Global London 2024

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June 1

Conference



Best Bets: Emerging Opportunities for Impact at Scale | USAID Agency Learning and Evidence Month

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May 24

Webinar

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Kenya's Pulse Cites IPA Study on Digital Payments in Online Gaming

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Uganda's Monitor on PlayMatters Initiative

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