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You can donate to Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) using a wide range of cryptocurrencies through the The Life You Can Save site here. Cryptocurrency donations to The Life You Can Save are processed quickly and safely with The Giving Block. They just announced a $10 million match campaign so any donations you make will be doubled. Offer is for a limited time, please consider a donation now.

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NEW STUDY

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Improves Outcomes in Poor Communities

Researchers: Nathan Barker, Gharad Bryan, Dean Karlan, Angela Ofori-Atta, and Christopher Udry

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may be an effective mental health approach for people living in poverty, who are especially vulnerable to mental distress and face unique demands on their mental “bandwidth.” A new study conducted among ultra-poor people in Ghana showed that CBT improved participants' mental and physical well-being, socio-emotional and cognitive skills, and economic outcomes.

Read more here.


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In Science, IPA Researchers Talk COVID Response in LMICs


The IMF Interviews Togo Minister and IPA Board Member Cina Lawson


Joint IPA Study and Report Featured in Nigeria's Premium Times


Kenya's CitizenTV on Risks of Digital Finance

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March 22 | Kigali, Rwanda

The Impact of Military Policing in Colombia: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation
March 9 | Webinar, United States

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