Multilingualism is the norm in India. But rather than enjoying the cognitive and learning advantages seen in multilingual children in the Global North, Indian children show low levels of learning basic school skills.
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Posted: 15th May
A fair share of village water, Economic and Social Research Council, 26 April 2019
Scarce water resources in developing countries are under pressure from climate
Posted: 15th May
Findings from the ESRC-DFID funded project 'Blood bricks: examining the climate change-modern slavery nexus in the Cambodian construction industry' have been shared in The Highland Times and Made in China Journal.
Posted: 15th May
"There is an urgent need for social-protection policies and initiatives that enable women not just to survive, but to thrive. Women do not need only employment opportunities; they also need social support that accounts for the true extent of their responsibilities."
Posted: 13th May
An Impact Initiative organised panel at the recent Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) 2019 conference explored the challenges facing both researchers and policy makers in promoting evidence-based policy and practice.
Posted: 29th April
ESRC-DFID Raising Learning Outcomes grant holder Dr. Melanie Ehren outlines her key learnings from the Impact Initiative hosted panel which took place at the 2019 CIES conference in April 2019.
Posted: 16th April
In a blog published this week by the Institute of Developmebnt Studies (IDS), Kelly Shephard (IDS) reflects on the challenges of running a side event in a busy and formally-s
Posted: 16th April
Yusuf Sayed, Professor of International Education and Development Policy (Education) at University of Sussex, and an ESRC-DFID grant holder, discussed 'The SDGs and the global education Agenda: Promises and Possibilities' at the Institute of Development Studies on 25 April 2019.
Posted: 11th April
Researchers and policymakers from city and national planning agencies discussed the insights and challenges faced by migrants in rapidly growing cities in Bangladesh.
Posted: 21st March
This week at the National Youth Seminar, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, researchers, NGOs and young people will highlight the need to consider youth justice and rehabilitation, street connectedness and disability in the new policy.