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Enabling Evidence-Informed Donor Decision-Making in Nepal
Project
Foreign aid delivery is often siloed within narrow sectors or individual programmes, leading to a dearth of evidence about the aggregate effectiveness of aid. The British Embassy Kathmandu (BEK) supports Nepal in a range of thematic areas, including…
RESEA: Building Evidence for Reemployment Services
Project
To improve the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) program’s success in helping Unemployment Insurance claimants return to work more quickly, Congress introduced requirements that RESEA programs be supported by evidence of…
Expanding Evidence on Recovery and Reunification Interventions for Families
Project
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…
Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement Six-Year Impact Report
Publication
The Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement increased receipt of college certificates and degrees but did not lead to higher incomes.
Active Child Care Workers Lead to Active Toddlers
News
Findings of the Abt-led Study of Nutrition and Activity in Child Care Settings (SNACS) suggest ample room for improvement in provision of physical activity opportunities during child care.
Spotlight On: Boosting Skills and Earnings
Spotlight On
For more than 30 years, Abt Global has conducted research on workforce development programs and their effectiveness raising participants’ skills to meet employers’ workforce needs and to increase employment and earnings prospects for workers.
Evaluating HUD’s Community Choice Demonstration
Project
More than 2.3 million households participate in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Housing Choice Voucher program, and almost a million of these households are comprised of families with children. With these vouchers, families…
Evaluation of Advanced Waste-to-Energy Technologies in New York State
Project
In 2012, New York state (NYS) generated over 17.8 million tons of municipal solid waste. An assessment of the options for reducing landfilled waste and emissions through the use of advanced waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies was needed, as was an…
Market-Based Solutions to Improve Nutrition in Tanzania
Project
In Tanzania, children are especially vulnerable to malnutrition: 42 percent of the country’s children under age five suffer from stunting, anemia, and other micronutrient deficiencies. Tuboreshe Chakula (Swahili for Let’s Improve Food) was a USAID-funded…