KENYA: Higher production and income for farmers. A package of extension, credit and marketing services increases cash crop production and incomes of subsistence farmers. More...

KENYA: School uniforms reduce drop-out rates. Free school uniforms reduced teenage drop-out rates, likelihood of pregnancy, and girls’ self-reported virginity rate. More...

UGANDA: Non-profits focus on the poor. Religious not-for-profit health care providers are more likely to provide pro-poor services, and charge lower prices for services than for-profit facilities. More...

KENYA: Turning the flipchart data over. Flipcharts do not have an impact on children's academic tests. These experimental results contrast with previous claims from retrospective evaluations. More...

UGANDA: Community monitoring improves health services. Community monitoring of health services significantly improved health outcomes, including a 17 percent increase in child weight z-scores and a 33 percent reduction in child deaths in the treatment communities. More...

GUINEA: Water service flows smoother. Water sector performance improved significantly since reform. Water and service quality improved and coverage increased. All measures of productivity also increased: the water company recorded modest profits and government subsidies were eliminated More...

KENYA: More teacher presence in the classroom. Providing textbooks or school block grants increase teacher presence in the classroom and their likelihood to provide extra instruction for students. More...

KENYA. Intestinal infections, student absences cut. School-based mass deworming treatment reduced student absence by one quarter. Intestinal infections dropped to 27 percent in treated schools compared to 52 percent in control schools. More...