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Barriers to Feeding Young Children Well During and After Illness: Insight from the Democratic Republic of Congo

by By: Madeline Kau, Emily Zimmerman, and Augustin Ngandu (SBC Advisor, Breakthrough ACTION DRC)

For young children experiencing an illness, adequate nutrition is critical for recovery. However, children often don’t receive the recommended amounts of food during and after an illness. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), 70% of children under five receive less food than usual or no food during episodes of diarrhea. Similar gaps […]

Black History Month: Honoring Black Behavioral Scientists

by ideas42

In the U.S., Black History Month is a time to reflect on the contributions made by Black people in all walks of life, across all industries and in all parts of our society. It’s also a time to celebrate and amplify the voices of those in the Black community and reflect on those who inspire […]

Pivoting to Digital Behavioral Designs: Lessons from Kinshasa’s COVID-19 Response Urban Cash Transfer

by Kate MacLeod and Bradley Noble

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, cash transfer programs across the globe have been trying to respond to the increased demand for assistance from those who need it most. In many countries, cash transfers are a vital component of the livelihoods of those living with extreme poverty. Timely and effective delivery of these programs […]

Building Behavioral Design Skills: A Conversation with Breakthrough ACTION Innovator Emeline Ouedraogo

by Nicole Russo

This is part of a series of conversations with members of the National Innovations Teams (NIT), a group of 54 health professionals across government and non-profit sectors in Burkina Faso and Niger. NIT members engage in a hybrid online and in-person applied learning curriculum developed by ideas42, which includes an introduction to behavioral design and […]

Work for Good: Turning Hours at Work into Dollars for Impact

by Cecilia Shang and Eleni Fischer

Many employees indicate that they want to be a part of a workplace that is socially meaningful in some way. America’s Charities’ 2017 Snapshot study found that “71% of surveyed employees say it is imperative or very important to work where culture is supportive of giving and volunteering.” More recently, many employees are seeking to […]

How Do You Plan for the Future When the Value of Money Has a Time Limit? Initial Insights from Cash Transfers in South Sudan

by Nadia Selim, Social Protection Specialist, World Bank; Sumaira Sagheer, Senior Communications Specialist, World Bank; Janet Maya, Communications Officer, UNOPS; and Catherine MacLeod, Senior Associate, ideas42

Saving money, or spending it in ways to support long-term goals, is difficult for anyone. Living in extreme poverty makes it even more challenging and is almost inconceivable during a global pandemic that continues to disrupt lives and livelihoods. In South Sudan, high levels of poverty, exacerbated by decades of conflict, escalating food insecurity, shortages […]

A Look Back on 2021: 5 Behavioral Science Takeaways

by ideas42

Every day, working with a wide range of partners around the world, we use behavioral science to address complex social problems. And each year, we take a moment to reflect on this work, what we’ve learned, and how to build on this knowledge going forward. As 2021 draws to a close, here are five takeaways […]

Building Behavioral Science Capacity 60 Minutes at a Time: Better Client Surveys

by Laura Wolff

In recent decades, behavioral scientists around the world have partnered with government agencies and large institutions to enhance program impact and solve pressing societal problems. However, this body of empirical research and its practical applications have not usually been accessible to the multitude of people on the front lines of service delivery, crisis response, and […]

People’s attitudes towards poverty: it’s complicated (Part I)

by Octavio Medina

Why are there people living in poverty? If you ask people this question, you may get a variety of responses. Every response may seem different, but research over the past 50 years suggests that there are some common themes across people’s responses to this question. That is, attitudes towards the causes of poverty and the […]

The Child Tax Credit Reduces Scarcity and Creates Needed Slack for Low- and Moderate-Income Families

by Kelli Garcia

The expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC), which provides families with payments of $300 per child aged 0 to 5 and $250 per month for each child aged 6-17 from July to December 2021, has helped ease economic stress for many families. A new nationally representative survey of parents earning less than $75,000 sheds additional light […]

Barriers to Feeding Young Children Well During and After Illness: Insight from the Democratic Republic of Congo

Black History Month: Honoring Black Behavioral Scientists

Pivoting to Digital Behavioral Designs: Lessons from Kinshasa’s COVID-19 Response Urban Cash Transfer

Building Behavioral Design Skills: A Conversation with Breakthrough ACTION Innovator Emeline Ouedraogo

Work for Good: Turning Hours at Work into Dollars for Impact

How Do You Plan for the Future When the Value of Money Has a Time Limit? Initial Insights from Cash Transfers in South Sudan

A Look Back on 2021: 5 Behavioral Science Takeaways

Building Behavioral Science Capacity 60 Minutes at a Time: Better Client Surveys

People’s attitudes towards poverty: it’s complicated (Part I)

The Child Tax Credit Reduces Scarcity and Creates Needed Slack for Low- and Moderate-Income Families

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