December 2018 - Evidence Action

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Evolution of Dispensers: A Case Study of Rigor and Iteration

Post author:Evidence Action
Post published:December 17, 2018
Post category:Dispensers for Safe Water
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Our Dispensers for Safe Water program operates at scale across Kenya, Uganda, and Malawi, providing safe water access to 4 million people today. In this post, we share a video highlighting how we've continued to iterate and adapt our dispensers to better meet user needs and maintain the low cost-per-person that makes this program a recognized standout in cost-effectiveness.

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Living in the Service of Promise: Reflections from Winning Start Volunteers

Post author:Julie Wang’ombe & Kevin Oyugi
Post published:December 5, 2018
Post category:Winning Start
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Winning Start, an education program in our Beta incubator, is designed to improve child literacy and numeracy by using youth volunteers to deliver the rigorously tested and proven “teaching at the right level” (TaRL) pedagogy. As the world celebrates International Volunteer Day, we celebrate Winning Start volunteers - who spend up to a year working to unlock the promise of an upcoming generation. We interviewed five youth who successfully completed the Government of Kenya’s G-United program to learn more about their experiences and motivations.

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