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Does a Pay-For-Results Approach Advance Agricultural Development?

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Abt’s decade-long evaluation of AgResults explains how its approach works (and doesn’t) to spur uptake of commercial innovations in emerging economies.
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Regulating Harmful Contaminants for Healthier Communities

Impact Brief
Abt supported the EPA in developing and implementing data-driven regulations for hazardous chemicals—particularly carbon tetrachloride—helping turn scientific evidence into enforceable protections that reduce risks to workers, nearby communities, and the environment.
Qualitative Research on the Compass FSS Program

Qualitative Research on the Compass FSS Program

Publication
Abt’s qualitative studies of Compass FSS programs shed light on the experiences of participants and why some households don’t enroll.
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Racing Against Time: The CDC's Campaign to Prevent Zika Transmission

Project
The pictures from Brazil showed babies born with small heads or distended limbs. They were victims of Zika, the first mosquito-transmitted virus to cause devastating birth defects. Brazil and Puerto Rico reported growing numbers of Zika-related cases in…
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Evaluation of Indigenous Family Wellbeing Services

Project
Abt’s evaluation found that FWS help reduce Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s entry into the child protection system.
Better Connected: Moving Abt’s Survey Platform to the Cloud

Better Connected: Moving Abt’s Survey Platform to the Cloud

Blog
Many organizations are struggling to take advantage of cloud computing without interrupting their core business and mission. Two years ago, Abt was facing that challenge.
Expanding Evidence on Recovery and Reunification Interventions for Families

Expanding Evidence on Recovery and Reunification Interventions for Families

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The child welfare system has seen recent increases in removals of children from homes where parental substance use disorder (SUD) is a contributing factor, due in part to the depth of the opioid crisis. Some parents with SUD have limited access to…
Abt leads decision support for FCDO land governance programme

Abt Leads Decision Support for FCDO Land Governance Programme

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Abt Global Britain has been appointed to lead the Decision Support Unit of the Land Facility, funded by the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office.
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National Prisoner Statistics and Corrections Reporting Programs

Project
For years, collecting prisoner data was treated as little more than an accounting exercise: PIPO (prisoner in, prisoner out). The National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) program counts male and female prisoners each year plus confirmed HIV and AIDS cases.