Case Studies

Building a culture of evidence-informed decision-making Learning from Data: Supporting Education and Social Protection Policies during COVID-19 in the Philippines IPA partnered with the DSWD and DepEd in the Philippines.	Building a culture of evidence-informed decision-making Adaptive Crisis Response: Data-Driven Decisions during COVID-19 in Colombia IPA partnered with the Department of National Planning (DNP) in Colombia.	Scaling effective solutions Increasing Mask Use in India with the NORM model India's Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) is scaling up the NORMalizing mask-wearing model to 3-4 million people in India.
Using results Using Data to Inform Education Programming in Peru During COVID-19 Peru’s Ministry of Education (Minedu) is using data to make informed decisions about how to deliver education during the pandemic.	Scaling effective solutions Building More Effective Police Forces in Mexico Security policymakers at the municipal and national levels in Mexico are incorporating recent evidence into their training strategies for	Scaling effective solutions Scaling Up Targeted Instruction in Ghana The government of Ghana will be scaling up targeted instruction to 10,000 primary schools, reaching over two million students across the
Using results An Evidence-Based Approach to Increase Farmer Incomes A new startup is scaling up a proven innovative approach that provides bridge loans and storage bags to farmers to increase incomes	Using results Using Evidence to Inform a Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship Training for Secondary School Students in Uganda Educate! is using results to strengthen its model as it scales across sub-Saharan Africa.	CREDIT: Anna Yalouris Using results Water Tanks for Healthier Livestock A savings and loan cooperative scaled up a loan product that relaxed borrowing requirements and made it easier for dairy farmers to purchase a
CREDIT: Development Media International Scaling effective solutions Increasing Demand for Modern Contraception in Burkina Faso A mass media campaign was scaled up nationally.	CREDIT: Eric Edmonds Using results Evidence-Informed Social Protection Programming in the Philippines The Philippines Department of Labor and Employment used evidence to inform the design of a national program.	Scaling effective solutions Keeping Kids in School with Relevant Information in Peru In Peru, IPA and J-PAL worked with researchers and the Ministry of Education to evaluate at scale two low-cost ways of providing relevant
Scaling effective solutions Improving School Maintenance with Text Message Alerts in Peru The Peruvian government scaled up a text message campaign based on results that it helped more schools use funds appropriately and on time.	Using results Evidence-Informed Early Childhood Teacher Training in Ghana Sabre Education used results to inform its program design.	CREDIT: Paul Smith Using results Evidence on Microcredit: Rethinking Financial Tools for the Poor USAID and microfinance institutions use recent evidence to shift from traditional microfinance to other approaches.
Scaling effective solutions Networking to Improve Business Performance in China A manager networking program was scaled up in Jiangxi Province in response to positive findings from an IPA-supported evaluation.	CREDIT: Village Enterprise Scaling effective solutions Alleviating Poverty with an Integrated Microenterprise Program Village Enterprise is scaling up to reach nearly 14,000 more households in Kenya and Uganda	Scaling effective solutions Teaching at the Level of the Child Reorienting teaching to the level of the student is improving learning outcomes for over 50 million students in India and Africa.
Scaling effective solutions Improving Financial Behavior with a Tablet-Based App The social enterprise Fundación Capital is scaling up an initiative that lets low-income people learn financial concepts at their own pace,	Scaling effective solutions Big Math: Improving Basic Math Skills in Paraguay The government of Paraguay is scaling an interactive numeracy program for young children based on rigorous evidence it improved math scores.	Living Goods agent Sauda Babirye provides health education, affordable products, and support for her community in Tula, a peri-urban slum in Kampala, Uganda. CREDIT: Esther Havens/Living Goods Scaling effective solutions Reducing Child Mortality with Community Health Promoters in Uganda Incentive-based community health worker model reaches millions.
Scaling effective solutions Using Mobile Technology to Fight Malaria TextDirect is scaling-up the use of text message reminders to increase adherence to malaria medication.	Using results Facilitating Payments for Education in the Philippines PhilSmile scaled up a financial product that enables Filipinos working abroad to send money directly to children’s schools back home.	Migrants board a bus in Bangladesh CREDIT: Evidence Action Scaling effective solutions Improving Seasonal Income Security During the Lean Season in Bangladesh A strategy to improve seasonal income security during the lean season will reach over 300,000 people in Bangladesh
CREDIT: Alissa Fishbane Scaling effective solutions School-Based Deworming Over 96 million children received deworming treatment in the 2014-2015 school year.	Scaling effective solutions Chlorine Dispensers for Safe Water A low-cost technology for treating water is now used by 1.3 million people.	CREDIT: Jhon Tairo Scaling effective solutions The Ultra Poor Graduation Approach The proven success of the Graduation Approach has spurred governments and development agencies to expand the model to millions of people.
A Ugandan man learns how to hang a mosquito net from a village health trainer CREDIT: Will Boase Using results Free Malaria Bednets Governments and organizations have reconsidered their policies to charge for bednets in recent years in response to evidence that even small	Influencing global debates Cash Transfers: Changing the Debate on Giving Cash to the Poor The evidence on cash transfers, and the publicity around their success, has changed the way we think about giving cash to the poor and created	Using results Motivating Community Health Workers with Career Incentives The World Health Organization and the Zambian government are using evidence from an IPA evaluation to improve health care delivery.

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