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Working paper

Impact Lessons: Engaging Research with Global Movements

Highlights the key points and emerging policy themes arising from a virtual event which focused on engagement with global advocacy movements as an impact pathway. The event was hosted by the Global Coalition Against Child Poverty (GCACP) and the Impact Initiative in May 2020.

Impact story

Outsourcing Primary Education in Liberia Leads to Mixed Results

Following contracting out of government primary schools to private companies in Liberia, researchers have examined the effects of these partnerships and how the schools deliver (or fail to deliver) better outcomes.

Impact story

Improving Early Childhood Education in Rural Bangladesh

Research in Bangladesh demonstrates how early childhood programmes could be effectively adapted for implementation at scale, using locally available resources and infrastructure.

Digital report

The Power of Partnerships (digital report)

A digital report that explores the key qualities that may go towards determining the success of research-policy partnerships and those seeking to influence them.

Impact story

Reforming Higher Education Teaching Practices in Africa

Innovative research is enabling changes to teaching practices that support the development of students’ critical thinking skills in sub-Saharan Africa.

Impact story

Financial Entrapment of Street Vendors in Colombia

The Mayor of Cali has incorporated a financial policy which to enable street vendors to borrow money quickly and reasonably, and build a sustainable livelihood.

Impact story

Providing Alternatives to Fossil Fuels in Nepal

Research in Nepal shows how indigenous oil seed plants can be an alternative, more environmentally friendly energy source than fossil fuels.

Briefing paper

Raising learning outcomes in diverse Indian contexts

Improving learning outcomes in India requires a rethinking of educational strategies. While improvements in physical access to schools are welcome, improving learning outcomes requires different stakeholders to adapt teaching content and methods to local contexts.

Research for policy and practice

Women and conflict

Research evidence from the ESRC-DFID Strategic Partnership explores social norms, economic empowerment and women’s political participation in fragile and conflict-affected states including Jordan, Pakistan and Somaliland.

Impact story

Improving Literacy in South Africa

A multi-disciplinary team of researchers are working towards a deeper understanding of higher reading gains in English and three African languages.

Research for policy and practice

Gender and education

This collection provides valuable research evidence from Honduras, Malawi, Niger and South Africa on strategies to ensure commitments to eliminate gender disparities in education are met.

Impact story

Investigating Domestic Violence Law in Cambodia

Research on Domestic Violence (DV) law in Cambodia not only contributed to greater understanding of the limitations of the legislation but was used as evidence in a law court.

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