Since February 2021, IPA Zambia has been assisting the Ministry of General Education to undertake a survey to monitor the continuity of learning in schools amidst the COVID 19 pandemic.IPA Zambia provided technical assistance in developing the concept note and questionnaires for a nationwide survey that targeted Provincial Education Officers, Headteachers, Teachers, Learners, and Parents in over 400 schools.From May 24 to June 4, 2021, Policy Manager, Tamara Billima-Mulenga and Research and Data Associate, Mwiinga Cheelo, participated in a workshop as part of the Technical Working Group and provided data cleaning and analysis support to the Ministry.

On May 11, IPA and the Competition Authority of Kenya presented findings from the Digital Credit Market Inquiry at a Stakeholder Validation Workshop.The Inquiry seeks to identify and propose policy recommendations for improvements in consumer protection and competition in Kenya’s expansive digital credit market.Digital credit refers to loans that are delivered exclusively via phones or the internet, often for very short tenures and at a high cost.The ubiquity of mobile money in Kenya has enabled a rapid rise in digital lending in the past decade, and leading providers make tens of millions of digital loans each year.