On December 6, IPA Philippines partnered with the Office of the Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines (OVP) and the University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS).This event was attended by 12 key players and researchers in agribusiness to discuss linking small producers with supply chains and agribusiness models worth pursuing in the Philippine context.The event was conducted to help inform the design of OVP's Angat Buhay program.

On December 6, IPA Philippines Country Director Nassreena Sampaco-Baddiri presented on the Ultra-Poor Graduation Approach at the Department of Social Welfare and Development's 3rd Annual M&E Conference.She was part of a panel of speakers who were asked to share evaluation studies.Other panelists included representatives from the World Bank, the Philippine Institute of Development Studies, and DSWD's Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program.

Evidence-Based Curriculum Reforms for Transformative EducationIntroductionOver the last several years, researchers, government, and nonprofits in Kenya have collaborated to produce a rich body of evidence around education.Consolidating the lessons from this research and applying these to policy and practice is a major challenge for Kenya’s education sector—particularly during the ongoing national curriculum reform.In 2015, several policy, research, and government actors formed Education Evidence for Action (EE4A) with the aim of linking education evidence to education practice.