Great panel at the Fragility Forum at the World Bank earlier this month. Lots of discussion and ideas to integrate into our forthcoming report on this topic. Presentation link below.

Policy Research Solutions (PRESTO)@prestopolicy.bsky.social · 4mo ago

In the #Sahel, poverty and competition over resources strain social bonds and fuel conflict. Can #SocialProtection build #SocialCohesion? New joint research by World Bank, UNICEF & WFP in #Chad and #Mauritania looks at design, perceptions, and the State's role. Full presentation 🔗 lnkd.in/eZ7dybwu

A bilingual storybook. Refugee and host kids. And a friendship that changed everything. PRESTO's Social Cohesion Series starts here. 🔗 www.policyresearchsolutions.com/post/social-... #SocialCohesion #EarlyChildhood #RefugeeInclusion #Bibliotherapy

On the buzz word "resilience" in reflections of changing aid landscape: "The language of resilience too often turns structural neglect into a virtue." In podcast, @danbanik.bsky.social highlights panelist in Pretoria, reiterating Tracie Washington in Louisiana in wake of Katrina & BP Oil spill.

Cash alone won't cut it. The Ujana Salama trial is clear: if programmes aren't designed with young people with disabilities from the start, inclusion is just a talking point. Build it in. Scale it up. Leave no one behind. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

These data shows what is possible and what needs to change in how we design more inclusive programmes. Read the full article below for more insights into the impact of the Ujana Salama Cash Plus program. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.01.023 #DisabilityInclusion #SocialProtection

Evidence-based policy is not just about today. It is about building a future that lasts. Learn more about our approach at www.policyresearchsolutions.com

From evidence to impact, we do the research that moves the needle. PRESTO offers a full suite of services to help you design smarter policies, evaluate what works, and communicate it to the people who need to hear it. Let's build something meaningful together. 🔗 www.policyresearchsolutions.com

New research: A cash plus program in Tanzania increased farm work participation and reduced sexual violence among adolescents with disabilities. Work by PRESTO, LSHTM, and University at Buffalo. Here's the link to the full article: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This International Women’s Day, we’re highlighting evidence on advancing gender equality. Cash transfers can help improve women’s and girls’ outcomes, reducing poverty and violence while strengthening mental health, agency, and economic opportunity. Read more: transfer.cpc.unc.edu/wp-content/u...

Cover of The Lancet: @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

This month, PRESTO’s Maja Gavrilovic spoke at the first Gender-Responsive & Inclusive Social Protection Global Symposium in Bangkok (hosted by UNICEF, with DFAT & FCDO support). She led a skills lab on women’s economic empowerment and presented on inclusive, gender-responsive SP training.

PRESTO will be represented at the Gender-Responsive and Inclusive Social Protection Symposium in Bangkok February 17-19! Check out some of our latest publications related to the conference’s themes in the comment section below.

Policy Research Solutions (PRESTO)@prestopolicy.bsky.social · 8mo ago

We’ll be at the Gender-Responsive and Inclusive Social Protection Symposium in Bangkok! Our Senior Social Protection Specialist, Maja Gavrilovic, is presenting on Women’s Economic Empowerment. If you’re attending, come say hello 👋 #SocialProtection #GenderResponsivePolicy

We’re proud to be participating in the 3rd @wfp.org Global Impact Evaluation Forum 2025! Join the live stream tomorrow for a panel session featuring a presentation from our President, @tiapalermo.bsky.social: wfp-org-conference.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Tomorrow I’m participating in the third Global Impact Evaluation Forum hosted by WFP in Rome for a session on Investing in child outcomes. When: 10 December 2025, 14:00 CET Register here to watch the livestream: wfp-org-conference.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Forum info: cdn.wfp.org/2025/impactf...

Evidence brief: transfer.cpc.unc.edu/wp-content/u...

All evidence summaries: transfer.cpc.unc.edu/evidence-sum...

Have you checked out our new evidence brief on the impact of cash transfers on poverty, productivity, and resilience in Africa? See the full summary here (link below to read the shorter brief): transfer.cpc.unc.edu/wp-content/u... @unicef.org

Overwhelmed by the evidence on the impact of #cashtransfers in Africa? We’ve got you covered! 🆕Transfer Project evidence summaries & briefs, produced by PRESTO w/ @unicef.org, were just released. 🔗 Check out the full list below & click here to find all the PDFs: transfer.cpc.unc.edu/evidence-sum...

PRESTO was proud to co-develop this newly launched @unicef.org evidence brief on social protection and adolescent girls’ empowerment. Check it out here: www.unicef.org/media/172831...

Congrats to America’s mayors Michelle Wu and Zohran Mamdani!

🚨📰 The October edition of our newsletter is here: Designing Social Protection for Food Security y 🔗 Read now: tinyurl.com/October25sporg +

Check out the new @socialprotection.org podcast episode featuring PRESTO’s @tiapalermo.bsky.social! 🎧 Listen here: socialprotection.org/learn/podcas...

🎙️ 🎧 New #SPpodcast Episode – Listen now to “Social Protection Myths and Misperceptions Part 1”: tinyurl.com/SPpodcast54 ▶️🎧+

Meet our guests: 🎙️ Rema Hanna, Jeffrey Cheah Professor of Southeast-Asia Studies, Harvard Kennedy School 🎙️ Tia Palermo @tiapalermo.bsky.social, President at @prestopolicy.bsky.social ▶️ Tune in: tinyurl.com/SPpodcast54 📩 Subscribe to stay updated: bit.ly/SPpodcastList

We had the pleasure of working with an incredible group of researchers at JOOUST and are excited to see how they apply their new skills to advance research in economics, public health, and beyond. #impactevaluation #globalhealth #publichealth #economics #research

Last month, PRESTO’s Tia Palermo co-facilitated an impact evaluation training at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) in Kenya, as part of American Institutes for Research’s P3-Africa training and mentoring program.

Would like this on a shirt, please. Applicable in too many situations to count. "Respectfully, he's making up some shit" ~Jolanda Jones, Texas State Representative

She presented how adverse childhood events influence program impacts of a cash plus intervention on youth productive outcomes in Tanzania, as part of a study done in collaboration with PRESTO under AIR’s P3 mentoring program. #uniceftanzania #cashplus #TransferProject #Tanzania #ESAAfrica25

Today Dr. Monica Kauky, University of Dar es Salaam, presented at the 2025 Economic Science Association Africa regional conference in Nairobi.

Big wins for Working Families Party in New York's 2 biggest cities last night - NYC & #Buffalo!

Working Families Party 🐺@workingfamilies.org · last yr.

People are tired of a status quo that isn’t working for them. Zohran Mamdani’s campaign has sent shockwaves across the country and shown what’s possible when candidates have the courage to stay true to their values and speak authentically to working people.