IPA's first studies in Liberia focused on peace and recovery, including completed studies on peace education, reintegrating former combatants, and cognitive behavioral therapy and cash for high risk young men. As Liberia recovers from the Ebola crisis we are focusing on evaluations of programs to empower adolescent girls and better targeting of cash transfers to those worst affected by Ebola.
Highlights
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Without special attention to creating economic opportunities for ex-combatants, they may be more likely to join rebellious groups, commit crime, and otherwise threaten political stability. In... |
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By the year 2030, roughly two thirds of the world’s population living in extreme poverty could be in fragile settings. Innovations for Poverty... |
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In Liberia, we have continued our global tradition of rigorous, applicable research by building foundational research capacity and generating... |
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