From a hashtag to a movement: the role of online information ecosystems in driving citizen engagement
The recent 2024 political protests in Kenya started out as an online exchange between different groups (primarily on X). Some Kenyans expressed dissatisfaction with the Finance Bill 2024. This bill…
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…
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…
That Voice in Your Ear? It’s Community: establishing community as a pillar for moral decision making in East Africa
“A man who calls his kinsmen to a feast does not do so to save them from starving. They all have food in their own homes. When we gather…
Understanding Barriers to Girls’ Access and Use of EdTech in Kenya During Covid-19
Others Understanding barriers to girls’ access and use of EdTech in Kenya during Covid-19 Download PDF Lara Tembey, Jasmin Baier, Concilia Ogolla, Prithika Mohan PARTNEREdTech Hub | UbongoSECTORGender EqualityPROJECT…
Promoting uptake of insured loans among smallholder farmers in Nigeria
Case study Promoting uptake of insured loans among smallholder farmers in Nigeria Download PDF PARTNERPulaSECTOR Financial InclusionPROJECT TYPE Field and Lab ExperimentsBEHAVIORAL THEMEInclusion | Trust OVERVIEW This study looked…
Fundamental social motives measured across forty-two cultures in two waves.
Case study Fundamental social motives measured across forty-two cultures in two waves Download PDF SECTORCulturePROJECT TYPE Field and Lab ExperimentsBEHAVIORAL THEMECohesion| motive OVERVIEW The aim of this is to…
Stress, Ethnicity, and Prosocial Behavior.
Academic Paper Stress, ethnicity, and prosocial behavior Download PDF Johannes Haushofer, Sara Lowes, Abednego Musau, David M. Ndetei, Nathan Nunn, Moritz Poll & Nancy Qian SECTOROther OVERVIEW We attempt to understand the relationship between stress, coethnic…