This one-day conference marked the launch of J-PAL's regional office for Africa at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
Conference on Lessons Learned from Scientific Evaluations in Africa
by the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
Cape Town, South Africa • 17 January 2011
This one-day conference marked the launch of J-PAL's regional office for Africa at the University of Cape Town in South Africa and brought together more than 120 researchers, policymaker and development practitioners from 23 countries across Africa to present and discuss findings from rigorous evaluations of social programmes and their practical applications to pressing social problems in Africa. During the conference, researchers presented results from randomized evaluations in six panels, paired with the policymakers and practitioners who implemented the projects. The evaluations covered educational quality, youth programs, and health service delivery.
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• Researcher: Annie Duflo, Research Director, Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), USA
