On March 16, 2017, Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) and the International Growth Centre (IGC), in collaboration with the Zambian Ministry of General Education (MoGE), hosted a policy dissemination event on research results from the study, “The Impact of Teaching Girls Negotiation Skills in Zambia,” conducted by Prof.Nava Ashraf from the London School of Economics, Natalie Bau from the University of Toronto, Corinne Low from the Wharton School, and Kathleen McGinn from Harvard Business School.

On March 15, 2017, IPA Zambia co-hosted a policy event with the International Growth Centre (IGC) to disseminate evidence on challenges of water provision in Zambia.The event was attended by 45 stakeholders including representatives from the Ministry of Mines, Energy, and Water Development; Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA); Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company; and NGOs such as GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR), and NGO WASH Forum, amongst other organizations. Professor Nava Ashraf of the London School of Economics presented findings from two studies.

Workshop on Phase One Implementation of Financial Education through SACCOs Program: Overview, Lessons Learned, and Impact EvaluationOn March 8, 2017, IPA Rwanda—in partnership with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN), the World Bank, and the Rwanda Institute for Cooperatives, Entrepreneurship and Microfinance (RICEM)—organized a workshop to share achievements and lessons learned in implementing Phase One of the Financial Education through Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOs) Program.Participants also discussed IPA’s ongoing impact evaluation of the same program.