Reforming the Education Sector for Effective Service Delivery: Embracing Innovations   Improving education sector performance is a key policy priority for the Government of Ghana, and the Ministry of Education is currently undergoing a sector reform towards achieving effectiveness in education services delivery.To ensure that well-intentioned policy goals translate into improved learning outcomes, decision-makers are eager to: (1) learn about interventions and innovative practices that have proven to work; and (2) use such evidence and innovative solutions to improve planning and education services delivery. 2019's Evidence Summit, which forms part of the National Education Week (NEW), was held on August 7.

On July 23, IPA Kenya facilitated a policy opportunity matchmaking workshop as part of the 8th Annual EASST Summit.The workshop was attended by EASST fellows, NIERA alumni, CEGA affiliates, partner organizations, and Kenya government officials.The objective of this workshop was to provide a platform for these groups to connect and start new scale-up and impact evaluation consulting opportunities that will be partially funded by EASST through its “Policy Engagement Grant” program.The session focused on four sectors: education, health, agriculture, and financial inclusion.

CEGA's EASST Collaborative hosted its 8th annual summit in Nairobi, Kenya on July 22-23, 2019 at the Sarova Panafric Hotel. The Summit showcased locally generated research alongside the research of U.S.based academics while facilitating a dialogue between policymakers, practitioners, and researchers regarding opportunities for evidence-informed policymaking in East Africa. Donors also offered their perspective on supporting impact evaluation capacity in East Africa. The event was hosted in partnership with IPA, UN Kenya's SDG Innovation Lab, the Africa Population Health Research Center (APHRC), the United States International University (USIU), and the Network of Impact Evaluation Researchers in Africa (NIERA).