On August 25, IPA Philippines presented the results of the pre-pilot study of the mEducation program at the virtual Research O’clock 2021: Evidence on Learning Continuity.The session focused on research presenting evidence on pedagogical practices in distance education.Rene Marlon Panti (Senior Research Associate, IPA Philippines) gave a presentation of the mEducation project, a mobile-phone-based intervention implemented in partnership with Young1ove and DepEd.

On August 19, Ricardo Morel, IPA's Peace and Recovery Program Director, and Aprille Knox, Policy Manager at J-PAL, joined USAID's Center for Democracy, Human Rights and Governance (DRG) Community of Practice to present emerging evidence on interventions aimed at reducing or preventing the violent behavior of individuals in high-crime or conflict setting.The session provided a snapshot of different interventions in the U.S., Liberia, and Mexico, with a special focus on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) inspired programs as an approach for shifting individuals’ decision-making processes and behaviors.

On July 28, 2021, Kathryn Glynn-Broderick, Associate Director of the Financial Inclusion Program, presented on behalf of IPA at the webinar “Government to People (G2P) Payment Digitization: Understanding Beneficiaries’ Experiences.” The webinar aimed to provide insights into how recipients experience current G2P digital payment processes, with a special focus on women and the vulnerable groups in the community as they continue to digitize and evolve the social safety net payment programs.The webinar also emphasized the importance of collecting and analyzing data on how different safety net program beneficiaries are experiencing technological changes.