Suleiman Asman (Country Director, IPA Kenya) presented on IPA's work in Kenya at an Impact Evaluation Training Workshop hosted by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) and the World Bank’s Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund (SIEF) from May 5–8.The workshop was designed for faculty members, researchers, and graduate students from universities and research institutes interested in strengthening their skills in designing impact evaluations, analyzing the findings using the latest econometric methods, and teaching these methods to university students.Numerous IPA partners were also in attendance.

IPA Burkina Faso presented to the Commission for Reforms in Burkina Faso.The commission is in charge of proposing reforms to the government before the elections in October 2015. Nicoló Tomaselli, IPA Burkina Faso’s Country Representative, Presented proposals for the government to implement programs modeled on our successful school-based deworming and teaching at the level of the child evaluations.The commission is including both proposals in their Final Commission Report to the Burkinabe government, noting their satisfaction with IPA’s focus on scientific evidence-based decision-making.

On May 4, IPA Burkina Faso appeared before the Commission for Reforms of Burkina Faso.The Commission for Reforms is charged with proposing reforms in crucial areas such as electoral law, constitution modification, media and communication regulation, and public finance.They are in the process of composing a report to serve as a road map for the next government.IPA Burkina Faso presented two proposals for public finance reforms and shared results on deworming and teaching at the right level.