How a social enterprise is increasing teaching time in Kenya’s refugee camps. Sem Joe is a 5th grade teacher at Fuji School in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Northern Kenya …
Syrian refugees tell their stories and build communities at the same time
#MeWeSyria is promoting healing and community building through storytelling innovation – led by Syrian refugees Supporting healing and leadership development #MeWeSyria works both as an innovative communications methodology and a …
What does a woven basket have to do with maths?
How a community-based organisation in Uganda is changing attitudes and improving numeracy skills by integrating local culture into the teaching of mathematics. “It was the day I came to class …
When teachers learn more, their students do too
Matenek means “smart” or ”wise” in Tetun, a native language of Timor-Leste in South-East Asia. It’s also a mobile-first platform to support teachers’ skills development, motivation, and classroom preparation, a …
How is Reach and Match providing education and support for crisis affected children?
Photo: A classroom filled with children in The Philippines returning to school after the five-month local conflict known as the Marawi siege. Inclusive education in emergencies “It lessens the trauma …
When ID works for women: initial findings from Sri Lanka
Following our research in Bangladesh, we conducted fieldwork in Sri Lanka to explore the role of ID in both enabling low-income women to access a wider variety of income generating …
When ID works for women: initial findings from Bangladesh
Hélène Smertnik and Savita Bailur, Caribou Digital “Before we didn’t have any freedom and respect. With an ID, I can work and get the money and freedom to spend …
R4D (Part 4): Building a culture of innovation within the Australian government
[Editor’s Note: This is the final part of a series of four blogs sharing insights from the results of a review conducted by Results for Development of the first three …
R4D (Part 3): Leveraging partnerships to build expertise, support around innovation
[Editor’s Note: This is the third part of a series of four blogs sharing insights from the results of a review conducted by Results for Development of the first three …
R4D (Part 2): Strengthening innovation ecosystems
[Editor’s Note: This is 2nd part in a 4-part series of blogs sharing insights from the results of a review conducted by Results for Development of the first three years …
R4D (Part 1): Supporting pathways to scale in new regions and sectors
[Editor’s Note: This is part one in a series of four blogs sharing insights from the results of a review conducted by Results for Development of the first three years …
Incubating the incubators: Promoting entrepreneurship in frontier markets
Business incubators and accelerators face some universal challenges. Here are BRAC’s three takeaways from DFAT innovationXchange’s Frontier Incubators program. Salman Sabbab Deputy Manager of BRAC’s social innovation lab Kazi Prottoy …