More Evidence,

Less Poverty

CHRISTINE PAPAI Deputy Country Director, IPA Ghana

$1.00 $1.00

Which would you buy?

$1,000 Chlorine Dispensers

$1,000 Handwashing Program

Which would you buy?

Diarrheal Incidents Avoided

per $1,000

Source: Poverty Action Lab.

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Chlorine Dispensers at WaterSources in Kenya

Handwashing Promotion & FreeSoap in Kenya

OUR MISSION To discover and promote effective solutions

to global poverty problems.

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Academics e.g. MIT, Harvard,

Yale, University of

Ghana

Service

providers e.g. CARE, Oxfam,

local nonprofits &

businesses

Government

agencies e.g. Ministry of

Education, Ghana &

Ministry of Health,

Zambia

Funders e.g. Gates, USAID,

Hewlett, Family

Foundations,

Individuals

Extensive Collaboration

Over 500 Studies in 51 Countries

• Across Sectors: Health, Education, Agriculture,

Finance, Governance, Social Protection

Bednets: Free or Not?

The Evidence: Even Small Fees

Reduce Bednet Coverage

CHRISTINE PAPAI Deputy Country Director, IPA Ghana

cpapai@poverty-action.org