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🤔 Can training school leadership improve education outcomes? We conducted an #RCT and process evaluation of a school leadership program aimed at improving educational outcomes in South Africa. [Swipe to see our findings] Through our study, we observed: ⬇️ Lower-resourced schools embraced change more eagerly ⬇️ Leadership training improved management practices ➡️ But the path to better test scores? It's complicated 📝 Dive deeper into our full report here: https://lnkd.in/gTAcybDH Instructional Leadership Institute

🌏 Recently, our Southeast Asia teammates Byron Sanborn, Mia Jeong, and Rivandra Royono attended the Philippine Institute for Development Studies's 10th Annual Public Policy Conference on “Navigating Global Megatrends: Opportunities, Strategies, and Governance for Expanding the Middle Class.” They connected with policy experts, researchers, and peers to discuss the challenges and opportunities in growing the Filipino middle class amidst global changes, exploring how policy can adapt to shifting economic dynamics. A huge thanks to the organizers at the Philippine Institute for Development Studies for hosting such an insightful event! 🔗 Learn more about our work in Southeast Asia: https://lnkd.in/gC8uv-f9

🌍 At #UNGA79, the IDinsight Dignity Initiative hosted its side event, “Making Respect Real in Development,” featuring speakers Rakesh Rajani (#JustSystems), Cate Oswald (Partners In Health), Anshu Gupta (Goonj), and our CEO, Rebecca Sharp, as moderator. ⬇️ 🎙️Together, we explored how to foster cultures of dignity in development through personal stories and systems change. More importantly, we agreed that cultures of dignity are possible, and there are tangible steps we can all take to achieve them. 📝 Read our blog post to discover how NGOs, funders, social impact leaders, and researchers can make dignity real and drive meaningful progress. Dive into it here: https://lnkd.in/gvbwwCC2 Let’s continue this vital conversation and take action toward a future rooted in dignity. PS: 🔔 Stay tuned for our Dignity Report 2024 in December.

#Hiring | Vous êtes prêt à mettre vos compétences administratives au service d’une organisation mondiale axée sur une mission à impact social? IDinsight recrute un(e) assistant(e) administratif(ve) à Rabat, au Maroc! 🇲🇦 Dans ce rôle, vous soutiendrez notre équipe administrative et opérationnelle, aiderez aux exigences de conformité locales, aiderez à favoriser une culture de bureau positive et assurerez le bon déroulement des opérations quotidiennes. Intéressé(e)? Apprenez-en plus et postulez ici: https://lnkd.in/gdz9EYVF --- #Hiring | Ready to bring your administrative skills to a mission-driven global organization? IDinsight is hiring an Administrative Assistant in Rabat, Morocco! 🇲🇦   In this role, you will support our administrative and operations team, assist with local compliance requirements, help foster a positive office culture, and ensure smooth day-to-day operations. Interested? Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/gdz9EYVF

#HumansOfIDinsight | “As a third-generation Kenyan-Indian, born and raised in Nairobi, my journey with social impact started in high school. At 15, I co-led a project to build a sand dam in Machakos, a semi-arid region in Kenya. This project provided clean water access to 1,000 people, and what stuck with me was seeing the immediate impact on the community—especially for girls who no longer had to walk miles to collect water and could focus on their education instead. It was a powerful experience that evidenced how simple, practical, and need-based solutions can make a real difference. Since then, I have been drawn to projects that empower communities. This curiosity led me to study Civil Engineering, focusing on Urbanization at NYU. Over the years, I have worked on engagements ranging from designing chimneys in Dharavi, India, to reduce air pollution to exploring how reducing medical waste in hospitals in the U.S. can lower healthcare costs. Each experience taught me how fusing policy and engineering, overlaid with community insight, can solve everyday challenges. At IDinsight, I am grateful to continue that journey. Most recently, I have been part of a team that examines how data can help drive better decision-making in sanitation and hygiene programming across Kenya. It’s exciting to work on something that has a direct impact on improving health outcomes for local communities. Being at IDinsight means working with people who share my passion for large-scale social change across different sectors, whether it’s agriculture, health, or WASH. Every day brings a new challenge, but it is also a chance to grow and continue doing what I love—empowering communities and improving lives,” shares Dhruvi Joshi. --- Dhruvi is an Associate at IDinsight based in Nairobi, Kenya. 🇰🇪 📌 Learn more about our work in Kenya here: https://lnkd.in/gBDGSfEU

📣 Our Data Science Director, Sid Ravinutala, joined inspiring leaders at the Goals House event, "Action, Not Promises: Delivering Real Change for Women and Girls," hosted by mothers2mothers and Cartier Philanthropy at #UNGA79 last week! ⬇️ 💡At the event, Sid shared how data and AI can drive impactful solutions for women and girls. He emphasized the need for funders and implementers to collaborate on what truly works for building sustainable and lasting change. 🚺 At IDinsight, we share our partner's mission of making meaningful progress toward the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. We actively and consciously use data and evidence to help partners advance gender equity. 🔗 Learn more about our work in gender here: https://lnkd.in/g9QXwqTe 📸 Photo credit: joeshortphoto

🧑🏽🏫 September means back to school! A good time to highlight the evaluation of the FID-funded remedial education programme aimed at improving the basic academic skills of pupils in Morocco. 🇲🇦 Despite an enrolment rate of 95.1% for children aged 7 to 12, significant learning gaps remain in Morocco. In 2016, 64% of fourth-grade students still had deficits in reading. The Ministry of National Education, Pre-school Education and Sports, commissioned Fondation Sanady, in partnership with IDinsight, to lead an evaluation of the Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) remedial education programme. 📍 This pilot project, targeting 31,500 students in 200 schools in the regions of Casablanca-Settat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra and Souss-Massa 👧🏽👦🏽, aims to compare the cost-effectiveness of the TaRL programme - which groups students by learning level rather than age or grade - with the traditional programme run by Fondation Sanady for the past 10 years with primary and secondary pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds. As part of a public policy transformation grant funded by FID, this evaluation will help the authorities to scale up the most effective remedial education programme. 📅 The intervention will take place from May 2024 to May 2025. ➡️ Find out more about this project: https://lnkd.in/eFqXt8sh

🎉 This month, we are spotlighting our Manager, Kacem El Guernaoui, based in Rabat, Morocco! 🇲🇦 Kacem was nominated by Director Essaid. He writes ⬇️ "Since his first day at IDinsight, Kacem took on one of the biggest and most complicated projects in the West and North Africa region. He has shown incredible resilience, high professional standards, and exceptional skills in managing a diverse team while consistently delivering timely and high-quality results to our clients. Kacem truly embodies the GSD (Get Stuff Done) mindset." Thank you, Kacem, for everything that you do! 🎉

🚀 Exciting news! International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) has released a working paper highlighting powerful strategies to boost women-led businesses in rural India. 🇮🇳 [🔗 ⬇️] Commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as part of 3ieNews's Swashakt: Empowering Women’s Collectives program, the working paper sheds light on the study undertaken and key strategies to enhance women’s economic empowerment. As part of the project, IDinsight is thrilled to have conducted a process evaluation of the project implemented by Imago Global Grassroots to support the scaling of women-collective enterprise models in UP & MP with the  State Rural Livelihood Mission. Curious about boosting women-led businesses in rural India? Dive into the paper by Shreya Banerjee and Aastha Dang here: https://lnkd.in/gmQmh77M

🌍 This month, IDinsighters Cheikh and Nasita had the privilege of representing IDinsight’s latest AI innovations at Deep Learning Indaba 2024 in Dakar, Senegal! 🇸🇳 ⬇️ 💡The event brought together Africa's leading innovators, all dedicated to harnessing the power of AI and machine learning to tackle global challenges. Our team also proudly showcased IDinsight’s two latest AI tools: 1️⃣ Ask-a-Question: An open-source solution empowering nonprofits and governments to use large language models to address citizen inquiries in local languages. 🌐 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gckfWS6X 2️⃣ Ask-a-Metric: An AI-powered data analyst designed to provide fast and accurate database query responses. Watch it in action: https://lnkd.in/gqaviriF It was truly inspiring to see bold innovations from African startups driving real-world change. IDinsight was honored to engage with brilliant minds and witness cutting-edge research shaping the future. 🙌 Huge thanks to Deep Learning Indaba for having us and to Social Net Link for kindly offering us an interview. Watch it here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gGbfy3Vq 🔗 Learn more about IDinsight’s data science innovations here: https://lnkd.in/g_BWV9Gs