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Digital credit’s impact potential: can digital credit be a tool to reduce poverty?

Article Digital Credit Impact Potential Digital credit remains out of reach for many people in developing nations, preventing them from realizing their full potential. Even with low overhead costs…

Locusts and Covid-19: Africa braces for a double blow

Article Locusts and COVID 19: Africa Braces For a Double Blow By Robert Kibet Juliana Nkirote, 49, a smallholder farmer in Ntangilia, Kenya, watched helplessly last February as an army…

One size does not fit all: how our cross cultural research agenda is making room for truly generalizable results

How our cross cultural research agenda is making room for truly generalizable results

The sausage is in the making: how we’re refining research methods for higher quality data

How we’re refining research methods for higher quality data

Mapping out methods: bringing structure to the study of behavior

Bringing structure to the study of behavior

The engagement toolbox: four major engagement models to think about before any project

Article The Engagement Toolbox By Salim Kombo and Ruth Canagarajah Milestones are a matter of perspective. For parents, five years is critical in the development of a child. It forms the foundation…

5 reflections to strengthen civic engagement: context is king

Article 5 Reflections to Strengthen Civic Engagement- Part 2 By Ariana Keyman, Gideon Too, Ruth Canagarajah Our determination to set up behavioral labs in non-WEIRD countries was driven by the idea that…

To live or not to leave: the tension between meeting basic needs and social distancing

Article To live or not to leave By David Wünschel and Brian Baraza Introduction For wealthy people from wealthy countries, it may not always be easy, though usually quite feasible to be…

Getting funding right in East Africa: top ten priorities for maximum impact

Article Getting funding right in East Africa Top ten priorities for maximum impact By Ruth Canagarajah This is the first in a series of reflective thought pieces on our…

Saving the children: how to create effective messaging to stop violence against children

Article Saving the children How to create effective messaging to stop violence against children By Winnie Mughogho, Esther Owelle, Joel Mumo, Jennifer Adhiambo and Suleiman Amanela In an experiment where people were asked to place numbers along…