From one school in 2018 to 761 government primary schools nationwide 🇧🇼 Working with government, teachers and national youth volunteers, TaRL has expanded targeted instruction across Botswana—with 60% of learners learning a new maths operation. #EveryChildCounts #TaRL @j-pal.bsky.social

A historic milestone for Botswana 🥳 At today’s National Foundational Skills Meeting, government, teachers, partners and Youth Impact celebrate TaRL in every government primary school—761 schools across 10 regions, reaching 397,000+ learners nationwide. #EveryChildCounts #TaRL

💡 The messenger matters. Our new paper, published in @pnasnexus.org, presents evidence from one of the largest randomized trials of sex education conducted to date—reaching around 42,000 students across 343 government schools in Botswana. 🔗 Read the full paper: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

💡 The question isn't whether NGOs should work with government—it's how. In our latest blog, we argue that NGOs play their greatest role not by operating in isolation, but by strengthening government systems from within 🧵 #SystemsChange #EducationReform #Scale #Evidence #YouthImpact

📣 We are excited to announce the inaugural cohort of the What Works Hub for Global Education Implementation Research Fellows! Designed for mid-senior level professionals, the fellowship aims to cultivate a robust ecosystem of #implementer-#researchers. 🔗 www.wwhge.org/who-we-are/o...

📣 We're thrilled to be part of the next @palnetworkhq.bsky.social Learning Session, sharing lessons from Botswana's Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) journey. 🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #PALNetwork #TaRL #FoundationalLearning #YouthImpact

📣 World Youth Skills Day reminds us that skills aren't only learned in classrooms, they're built through experience. #WorldYouthSkillsDay #YouthImpact #YouthFirst #ACE #Volunteering #Botswana

🥳 Last term, we DOUBLED the reach of Choices, our health program in Botswana. 🔎 How? By tapping into the incredible resource that is National Service Volunteers. We trained more volunteers than ever to deliver Choices in the schools where they are already serving...

This week, our Botswana team is celebrating a milestone of helping over 100,000 children enroll in Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) in 2026 alone 🎉 #FoundationalLearning #NgwanaKoPele #TaRLBotswana

🚀We’re proud to work alongside partners in the Philippines to expand access to foundational learning through mEducation, reaching more learners, wherever they are. #YouthImpact #mEducation #Philippines #EducationForAll #FoundationalLearning

➡️ Our panel now online: "The Science of Scale and Implementation: New Frontiers for Research" @oxfordcsae.bsky.social conference @deankarlan.bsky.social @gamblingondev.bsky.social @wwhglobaled.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social @youthimpactorg.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-5H...

'The Science of Scale and Implementation: New Frontiers for Research' at the CSAE Conference 2026

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📣 Join the all-star and growing @youthimpactorg.bsky.social research team in India! Apply by May 15th. www.youth-impact.org/vacancies/re...

Scaling in South Africa 🚀 We’re excited to share that we have officially expanded into a new province, Limpopo, to implement Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL)! #YouthImpact #TaRL #SouthAfrica #ScalingImpact #FoundationalLearning

💡 A growing consensus is emerging across the social sector: iterative experimentation is becoming essential to scaling impact effectively. Read more: www.wwhge.org/resources/a-... #IterativeLearning #ScalingImpact #ABTesting @wwhglobaled.bsky.social @noamangrist.bsky.social

A growing consensus: iterative experimentation is gaining ground - What Works Hub for Global Education

From funders to governments, a shared push for cost-effectiveness is driving interest in continuous, low-cost testing.

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🚀 We’re hiring! 📍 Location: India preferred (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa & Philippines considered) ⏰ Deadline: Rolling (early applications by 15 May 2026) 👉 Apply here: www.youth-impact.org/vacancies/re...

Watch 'The Science of Scale & Implementation' panel from the CSAE Conference 2026. @noamangrist.bsky.social chairs a panel on scaling interventions, adapting across contexts, and sustaining impact. 🗣️James Habyarimana, Dean Karlan, Nompumelelo Nyathi-Mohohlwane www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-5H...

'The Science of Scale and Implementation: New Frontiers for Research' at the CSAE Conference 2026

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We recently presented at the AI Impact Summit in India, joining leaders from 80+ countries 🌍 exploring how AI can support global education. Read our reflections and learn more about our AI work in India 👇 🔗 www.youth-impact.org/blog/present... #AIImpactSummit #AI4Development #YouthImpact

Too many children are in school—but not learning 📚 Since 2023, we’ve partnered with the government to scale TaRL in South Africa, grouping learners by level and teaching them accordingly ✏️ #TaRL #SouthAfrica #YouthImpact #FoundationalLearning

Don't miss today's A/B testing workshop ‼️ #CIES2026

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Join us on 29 March for a hands-on workshop on A/B testing at #CIES2026 📊 We’ll break down what A/B testing is, share real examples from our work and partners, and explore how you can use it to deepen impact, reduce costs, and scale more effectively. #IterativeTesting #ImplementationScience

📏 When budgets are tight, regular & systematic implementation measurement is more essential than ever. Join us at a #CIES2026 workshop where we'll outline a practical approach with useful tools to help researchers & implementers track & compare implementation across a range of education programmes.

Join us on 29 March for a hands-on workshop on A/B testing at #CIES2026 📊 We’ll break down what A/B testing is, share real examples from our work and partners, and explore how you can use it to deepen impact, reduce costs, and scale more effectively. #IterativeTesting #ImplementationScience

🌍 Youth Impact at CIES 2026 We’re thrilled to be back at CIES this year, joining several sessions to share insights from our work. See our full session schedule 👇 #CIES2026 #GlobalEducation #FoundationalLearning #EvidenceInAction #YouthImpact

Happening soon! 🚨 Register: www.wwhge.org/events/itera...

Iterative A/B Testing: A practical toolkit to optimise what works at scale - What Works Hub for Global Education

This webinar introduces a practical toolkit for iterative A/B testing, bringing together perspectives from funders, researchers, implementing partners, and government. Designed to strengthen routine l...

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📍 Webinar: Iterative A/B Testing — A Practical Toolkit to Optimise What Works at Scale | 11 March 👉Register: www.wwhge.org/events/itera... @wwhglobaled.bsky.social @poverty-action.bsky.social @theagencyfund.bsky.social @noamangrist.bsky.social #IterativeTesting #Education #ImplementationScience

📍 Webinar: Iterative A/B Testing — A Practical Toolkit to Optimise What Works at Scale | 11 March 👉Register: www.wwhge.org/events/itera... @wwhglobaled.bsky.social @poverty-action.bsky.social @theagencyfund.bsky.social @noamangrist.bsky.social #IterativeTesting #Education #ImplementationScience

📽️Watch our Head of Research and Innovation, Claire Cullen, join the @voxdev.bsky.social Ideas in Development Podcast to discuss how India is leveraging AI for development: voxdev.org/topic/techno... #AIForGood #EdTech #TeachingAtTheRightLevel #India #AI4Development

Three ways India is using AI for development

Organisations in India are already using AI for development across its courts, classrooms and farms.

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Reflections from the India AI Impact Summit 2026 ✨ Last week, we joined changemakers from across the Global South to explore how AI can drive real social impact. A key highlight? Presenting Ganitha Ganaka (ConnectEd) and our experiments with an AI-led assessment bot. #IndiaAIImpactSummit

📈Scaling What Works: Institutionalizing mEducation in Public Education Systems Join this webinar hosted by @hundredorg.bsky.social and @poverty-action.bsky.social , featuring our co-founder @noamangrist.bsky.social, to explore what it takes to institutionalise what works.

📢 Save the date: the What Works Hub for Global Education Conference 2026 will take place on 15–16 September this year! 📍 The conference will be held at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford, UK, & it will be accessible online. #WWHGEConf26 #ImplementationScience

💡What happens when educators unite around 1 goal; improving numeracy for every learner? Last week in South East Botswana, 95 teachers & Heads of Department from 20 schools came together for TaRL numeracy training, ready to strengthen foundational maths skills in the classroom.

💡How do you actually put A/B testing into practice? We’ve learned it works best when tests are small, practical, and built into real program decisions, prioritizing learning over perfection. #YouthImpact #ABTesting #WhatWorks #SocialImpact