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A better how: Manage relationships when starting and ending research with human participants

Establishing and nurturing relationships with communities is critical for the success of development research involving human participants. By investing resources and effort into fostering these relationships, researchers can cultivate mutual…

A better how: notes on developmental meta-research

Contextually grounded research in postgraduate research training in Africa: why and how

Stepping into postgraduate research training in Kenya The process of founding Eider Africa, an African-led research mentorship organization in Kenya in 2016, has been thought-provoking, healing, occasionally perplexing, and inspirational.…

Why won’t they just take the vaccine: a behavioral science approach to driving uptake of the HPV vaccine in India.

In early 2021, India saw one of its largest vaccination drives when it released the COVID vaccine and set out to vaccinate about 300 million priority groups against the virus.…

User perspectives on online family planning services: qualitative insights from current and potential users of e-Pharmacy and telemedicine in Lagos, Nigeria

A. Background and Objectives With a birth rate of 5.31 live births per woman, a median birth interval of 30.9 months, and a population exceeding 200 million, Nigeria is the…

We’re WEIRD: addressing the narrowness of behavioral science

Note: this blog post is an excerpt from Steve’s chapter in the soon-to-be-published book: Behavioral Science for Development: Insights and Strategies for Global Impact, edited by Luis Artavia-Mora & Zarak…

Solve for more than the problem: working with behavioral principles to give youth digital solutions to the climate crisis.

Following heatwaves in Europe, North America and Asia, and wildfires in Canada, Greece and North Africa, July 2023 is officially the hottest month ever recorded. As the UN secretary general…

The same skills, only different: why we need more research on soft skills in the Global South.

Critical thinking, motivation, the ability to communicate and get along with others: most would agree that employees should possess these “soft skills” to be successful in the workforce. Soft skills…

A food safety signal: improving food safety in Nigerian traditional market systems

Article A food safety signal Improving food safety in Nigerian traditional market systems By Nimo Muthike, Nengapate Kuria, Fadila Jumare and Joseph Dalley Humans rely on visual and audio…

Introducing two birds to one stone: adding insurance to the carbon credit offering could be the missing piece for smallholder farmers.

When it comes down to it, climate change is a less pressing concern than dinner. In Africa, where agriculture is the backbone of the economy, smallholder farmers are consistently driven…

Unlikely tools for unlikely times: 9 things to consider before using IVR as a research tool

In 2016, INC ran an interview titled “This CEO runs a billion-dollar company with no offices or email.” The interview profiled Matt Mullenweg, the CEO of Automattic, which runs WordPress. WordPress…