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Photo: A farmer walks into a field in rural Liberia. © 2011 Glenna Gordon

From Evidence to Impact: Reflections on IPA's Best Bets Initiative

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Karla Petersen and Florence Dzame

One year after launching our landmark "Best Bets: Emerging Opportunities for Impact at Scale

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" report, several of the emerging innovations have progressed along the path to scale and are showing promising results, but need additional support to achieve their potential. Our latest blog shares insights into some of the lessons we have learned scaling these proven solutions into widespread impact.

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Photo: Aaron (right), an IPA enumerator, teaches a faith leader how to use a smartphone for IPA's Becoming One project in the district of Kamwenge, Uganda. © 2018 Aude Guerrucci

16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence: An Evidence-Based Call to UNITE!

November 25 marked the start of "16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

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," an international campaign calling for an end to violence against women and girls (VAWG). IPA's Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Initiative

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works to expand high-quality IPV research in order to inform global development policy and practice on pathways to substantially reduce IPV and VAWG.

Read more below for research and policy highlights from two IPV-relevant projects in Uganda.

Research Highlight

A Mass Media Experiment to Reduce Violence Against Women in Rural Uganda

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Photo: A mass video campaign broadcast on a television screen in Uganda. © 2018 IPA Uganda

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Donald Green, Jasper Cooper, and Anna Wilke

Violence against women (VAW) affects about 30 percent of women globally. In Uganda, IPA partnered with researchers to evaluate whether videos encouraging communities to speak out about and counter VAW in the household could change behavior, attitudes, and norms around this issue. Eight months after the intervention, people who watched the videos were more willing to report VAW to village authorities and women in villages where the videos were screened reported fewer experiences of violence. Based on these results and similar successes from mass media efforts elsewhere, IPA named "Edutainment to change attitudes and behaviors" as one of our "Best Bets

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"—14 innovations with potential for large-scale impact.

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Policy Insight

Becoming One: A Faith-Based Counseling Program

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Photo: IPA held a workshop in Kenya with stakeholders and partners to introduce the Becoming One program, engage in an initial discussion about the program's adaptation and contextualization in Kenya, and discuss the next steps for implementation. © 2024 World Vision Kenya

Becoming One is a group couples’ counseling program designed to prevent intimate partner violence (IPV). Led by faith leaders, the program is delivered over 12 sessions focused on four thematic areas: communication, finance, intimacy, and respect. After demonstrating significant impact through a randomized evaluation

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in Uganda, IPA collaborated with partners to scale Becoming One nationwide, reaching over 10,000 couples to date. In Kenya, IPA is collaborating with World Vision to adapt and scale the program across multiple denominations.

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Links of Interest

Human Trafficking Research Initiative | Call for Expressions of Interest

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IPA’s Human Trafficking Research Initiative (HTRI)

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has launched its third Call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for full randomized controlled trials (RCTs)/rigorous impact evaluations and pilot research to assess the impact of prosecution-focused counter-trafficking programs. HTRI is an eight-year project funded by the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (the TIP Office)’s Program to End Modern Slavery (PEMS) at the U.S. Department of State. Applications should seek to conduct research that examines the effectiveness of human trafficking-focused interventions along the entire justice system pipeline, including identification, referrals, investigations, prosecutions, adjudication, and legal aid. Proposals are due by 11:59 pm US Pacific time on January 10, 2025.

Displaced Livelihoods Initiative | Call for Proposals

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Through the Displaced Livelihoods Initiative (DLI)

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, supported by the IKEA Foundation, IPA and J-PAL support rigorous impact evaluations, pilots, exploratory studies, infrastructure and public goods projects, and scaling work to inform policies and programs on sustainable livelihoods for displaced populations and host communities. DLI’s fourth call for proposals is now open. Proposals are due January 17, 2025.

Impacts of Cash and Matching Grants on Firms in Burkina Faso

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A recent blog

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from the World Bank covers an evaluation

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with IPA Burkina Faso, Maison de l’Entreprise Burkina Faso (MEBF), and Bagré Pôle on the impact of cash or matching grants on small firms’ performance.

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Events



UPCOMING



IPA Embedded Evidence Labs Program to Host Latin America Learning Exchange in Peru

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December 11-12

RECENT

2024 Ghana National Education Week and Evidence Summit

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November 18-22

Webinar Series | Best Bets in the Philippines

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November 21



IPA Presents at Effective Altruism (EA) Global Conference 2024

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November 2



IPA Uganda Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development

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October 31



IPA Presents on Best Bets at the Sexual Violence Research Initiative 2024 Forum

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October 25



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IPA in the News

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VoxDev Spotlights IPA Evidence on Credit Access for Women Entrepreneurs

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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on One of IPA's Best Bets on Childcare

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Employment Opportunities

Senior Data Scientist | Kenya, Ghana, Colombia, Mexico, or Nigeria

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Lead machine learning projects and scalable data systems within IPA's Global Research and Data Science team. Collaborate globally to deliver actionable insights and advance evidence-based solutions to development challenges.



Data Scientist | Kenya, Ghana, Colombia, Mexico, or Nigeria

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Support IPA’s Global Research and Data Science team by building data assets, providing technical assistance, and leveraging ML and NLP to develop insights. Collaborate with partners to drive evidence-based solutions for global impact.



Security (Sr.) Manager | Based in an IPA Country Office (Not including the U.S.)

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Develop and implement safety policies, conduct risk assessments, and manage emergency responses to ensure IPA’s global operations are secure. Lead capacity building and foster compliance across high-impact projects.



Associate Research Manager | Liberia

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Oversee research projects in human trafficking, education, and agriculture. Guide teams, ensure rigorous evaluations, and build partnerships while contributing to IPA Liberia’s growth through stakeholder engagement and new project development.



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