In recent years, a number of randomized evaluations have been carried out to investigate the promotion of savings interventions.
This brief shares findings from the research with an aim to inform policy responses by decision-makers in SSA working on women’s empowerment, governance, and democratic institutions.
Reducing child undernutrition is a global development goal. To move towards this goal, a better understanding of the determinants of adverse nutritional outcomes such as stunted growth or being underweight is helpful.
Enhancing women’s labor force participation is an important way to promote women's empowerment and improve their well-being and the well-being of their children.
A number of factors cause urban violence-and they require both short and long-term interventions. Many countries direct huge amounts of resources at what governments believe to be the root causes of urban violence.
The Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading (VPUU) project, funded jointly by the German Development Bank and the City of Cape Town in South Africa, is a prime example of an evidence-based intervention for violence prevention that was designed
This project aims to develop policy guidelines and training material on how to promote women's well-being and economic growth. The project team will review the literature on how women's economic empowerment and economic growth interact.
This project will evaluate the impact of skills training on women's livelihoods in rural Pakistan.