Cooking with ‘funny-looking’ vegetables and reducing food waste, one Efo Riro soup at a time
Some vegetables simply weren’t made for the spotlight. Some are born wonky. A carrot takes a wrong turn underground and comes out with a limp. A tomato forgets to stay…
The work is not done: creating new paths to an equitable world in uncertain times
There are many valid perspectives from which to criticise the development sector. A lot of the work in the space, for example, fails to achieve the intended expectations. One could…
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.…
Tafakari Yearbook 2024
  Yearbook You are not alone: human behavior under pressure Download PDF Busara SECTORBehavioral sciencePROJECT TYPEYearbookBEHAVIORAL THEMECollaboration| Community| Engagement OVERVIEW As an organization dedicated to behavioral science in pursuit of…
Enhancing SRH Delivery through Human Centered Design: A Behavioral audit of e-Pharmacy services in Nigeria
  Case study Enhancing SRH Delivery through Human Centered Design Download poster Jaspreet Singh, Robert Nyaga, and Mohammed M. Alhaji SECTORDigital healthPROJECT TYPEPoster presentationBEHAVIORAL THEMEReproductive health| family planning| technology OVERVIEW…
User Perspectives on Online Family Planning Services: Qualitative Insights from Current and Potential Users of e-Pharmacy and Telemedicine in Lagos, Nigeria
  Case study User Perspectives on Online Family Planning Services Download Poster Arizechukwu Okafor, Francis Meyo, Chinedu Onyezobi, Uchenna Okafor, and Mohammed M. Alhaji PARTNERSociety for Family HealthSECTORHealthPROJECT TYPEPoster presentationBEHAVIORAL THEMEFamily planning OVERVIEW Qualitative…
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…
Studying misinformation in refugee settings: Lessons from a pilot study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
om a pilot study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo   Case study Studying misinformation in refugee settings Download PDF Pooja Gupta and Mark Millrine PARTNER Elrha SECTOR Health PROJECT TYPE…
It’s all in the when: improving online engagement of COVID-19 self-assessments
Imagine for a moment, what life would have been like in the early 1400s if emoticons were available. Instead of having to write out a message to share that your…
Remotely different: a tale of research during COVID
When you hear the word remote, it probably signals an access challenge. It creates the visual image of a rural or distant area, far off from the general population, possibly…
The Little Jab Book: 18 behavioral science strategies for increasing vaccination uptake
Case study The Little Jab Book:18 behavioral science strategies for increasing vaccination uptake Download PDF PARTNER Save The Children | Common Thread SECTOR Health PROJECT TYPE Field Experiments BEHAVIORAL THEME…
What to look at when approaching family planning initiatives: family planning programs have become to public health what dating applications are to modern day romance – essential.
Imagine relationships in a world without the internet, smartphones, or Google. Our minds immediately go to a world of old movies where carrier pigeons were the messengers of love! In…
Five priority health areas for the next Nigeria government: how behavioral economics can help achieve them
Health is the base of every prosperous, economically productive nation yet it was not a prominent feature in the conversation leading up to the recent presidential election in Nigeria. Now,…
Tackling health misinformation in humanitarian settings using behavioral science
Report Tackling health misinformation in humanitarian settings using behavioral science Download PDF Busara SECTOR Health PROJECT TYPE Field Experiments BEHAVIORAL THEME Misinformation OVERVIEW Dealing with Misinformation in the Covid…
Behavioral science for improving community health worker performance
  Case study Behavioral science for improving community health worker performance Download PDF PARTNERLiving goods| Medic mobileSECTORHealthPROJECT TYPE Field and Lab ExperimentsBEHAVIORAL THEMEUptake | Timing | Incentives OVERVIEW Community Health…
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…
Barriers to Effective Family Planning: Evidence from research literature
  Case study Barriers to effective family planning: Evidence from research literature Download PDF PARTNERPath Finder InternationalSECTORHealthPROJECT TYPE Field and Lab ExperimentsBEHAVIORAL THEMEPlanning | urgency OVERVIEW The YUVAA program implemented…
What drives knowledge seeking, sharing, and use among family planning professionals? Behavioral evidence from Africa, Asia, and the United States
  Case study What drives knowledge seeking, sharing, and use among family planning professionals? Download PDF PARTNERGlobal Health: Science and PractiseSECTORHealthPROJECT TYPE Field and Lab ExperimentsBEHAVIORAL THEMEChoice | Knowledge management…
Testing interventions to address vaccine hesitancy on Facebook in East and West Africa.
  Academic Paper Testing interventions to address vaccine hesitancy on Facebook in East and West Africa. Download PDF SECTORHealth RELATED CONTENT Featured A complicated relationship January 3, 2024 Featured Enhancing…
The Little Jab Book: 18 behavioral science strategies for increasing vaccination uptake
  Guide The Little Jab Book: 18 behavioral science strategies for increasing vaccination uptake Download PDF Anamika Suresh & Dhwani Yagnaraman PARTNERCommon ThreadSave The Children InternationalSECTORHealth OVERVIEW The Little Jab…
Giving aid in ways that empower: how narratives that convey dignity help achieve aid’s aspirations
Billions of dollars of international aid are given every year and anti-poverty programs are rapidly expanding in the context of COVID-19, with the most popular form of social assistance being…
