IPA Philippines Country Director Nassreena Sampaco-Baddiri attended the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) M&E Steering Committee Meeting on 21 February 2017.Representatives from 3ie and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) also attended.

From December 15-19, IPA conducted a training for government representatives working on social protection programs in Guyana.At the invitation of the Ministry of Finance, Dean Karlan, Nathanael Goldberg, and Kelsey Wright presented the Graduation Model and best practices for monitoring and evaluation.

IPA Myanmar presented its current studies at the Myanmar Monitoring and Evaluation Association.Research Associates T Nang Pan and Fabrizio Santoro presented our study on the impact of a maternal health app, and Senior Research Associate Nicholus Tint Zaw presented our study on cash transfers for pregnant women.