On March 17th, 2016, three projects funded by the Citi IPA Financial Capability Research Fund were presented on a panel at the 18th Microcredit Summit in Abu Dhabi.Benni Savonitto (Financial Inclusion Program) presented the results from Mobile-izing Savings: Defined-Contribution Savings on a Mobile Money Platform in Afghanistan; Julian Jamison talked about the long-term follow-up survey that was recently conducted for Starting a Lifetime of Saving: Teaching the Practice of Saving to Ugandan Youth; and Marta Carnelli (IPA Colombia) discussed the progress of the Tablet-Based Financial Education project in Colombia.

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) Philippines conducted a one-day workshop on Introduction to Impact Evaluation last Tuesday, 15 March 2016, which was hosted at the OD Corpuz Hall, Development Academy of the Philippines Building, Ortigas Center, Philippines.This was attended by 28 representatives from 11 organizations.  Faith-based NGOs attended such as Tuloy Lingap ni Padre Pio, Tulay sa Pag-unlad, Inc., and Capuchin Medical Mission.There were NGOs working in the health sector, namely Physicians for Peace and Wireless Access for Health.Government representatives were present as well from the Department of Health, Philippine Center for Population and Development, and the Senate.

On March 8th, 2016, Alison Fahey (J-PAL Program Manager for Finance) spoke at the SAMN Conference in Delhi about building the financial capability of low-income consumers -- in other words, equipping them to take the right financial decisions for their individual situations, a key to enabling their financial success.She introduced attendees to several new innovations that aim to build consumer financial capability and how they are being evaluated by IPA and J-PAL, including three studies funded by the Citi IPA Financial Capability Research Fund: Mobile-izing Savings in Afghanistan, Rules of Thumb in India, and Messaging Replication, which is being implemented in multiple countries globally.