International Research, Education and Capacity Building

Helping to inform research efforts around the world aimed at improving the quality of research and evaluations available to policymakers

Research, commentary, and events

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Economic benefits of malaria control
09 Jan 2020

Investing in malaria vaccination for children in sub-Saharan Africa not only helps in reducing malaria cases and deaths, it could also have long term macroeconomic benefits according to an economic model researchers developed.
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Evaluation suggests next steps for Dance4Life
21 Nov 2018

Dance4life, an international youth initiative to raise awareness and promote prevention of HIV/AIDS, developed and piloted a new programme and implementation model. An evaluation of the pilot found many successes but also areas where improvements could be made.
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Supporting the OECD Review on Evaluation and Assessment in Morocco
23 Jul 2018

As part of a larger OECD effort, RAND Europe researchers analysed the strengths and challenges of Morocco's current approach for teacher appraisal and provided four actionable policy recommendations as well as advice for implementing improvements.
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Evaluating the Impact of EU R&D into PRNDs
21 Feb 2018

EU-funded research and development into poverty-related and neglected diseases has had a significant impact on strengthening research capacity in low- and middle-income countries, but its effects on encouraging universal health coverage is less clear.
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Conditional Cash Transfers as a Development Mechanism
02 Nov 2016

Conditional cash transfer programmes (CCTs) are seen as particularly effective in low- and middle-income countries, but relatively little is known about the interface between the supply of services and programme administration and specific human development outcomes. RAND Europe assessed the effectiveness of CCTs through a two-year grant from UK Economic Social Research Council and Department for International Development.
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Next Steps for UNICEF's Emergency Education Response Programme in Jordan
29 Sep 2016

An evaluation recommends that UN agencies, donors, partners, and the Jordanian government develop and implement a strategy to manage the influx and education of child refugees. Jordanian and refugee children both will benefit from expanding the Jordanian education system's safety, quality and performance.
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Strategic Review of 3ie, the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation
12 Sep 2016

RAND Europe examined the past performance of 3ie, considered the possible future trends that will determine the environment within which 3ie might be operating, and explored three scenarios for the future to understand potential future options for 3ie.