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Phone-Based Tutoring to Support Learning during School Closures: Evidence from Five Countries

Micheal Ainomugisha
Sai Pramod Bathena
Colin Crossley
Claire Cullen
Thato Letsomo
Moitshepi Matsheng
Rene Marlon Panti
Shwetlena Sabarwal
Tim Sullivan
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of delivering educational content via mobile phones on student learning in five countries. Mobile-based instruction, especially through phone call tutorials, improved foundational learning...

The Impact of UNICEF's Communication for Development (C4D) Program in Ghana

In Ghana, researchers are evaluating the impact of a health communications program, which includes in-person, radio, and mobile phone interventions, on five key health behaviors.

Assessing the Impact of Microcredit in Ethiopia

Jaikishan Desai
Kristin Johnson
Researchers analyzed the introduction of microcredit programs in parts of rural Ethiopia to evaluate the effect of improved credit access on economic and social outcomes. They found that introducing microcredit programs increased the frequency of borrowing and amount borrowed by rural households in...