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Laterite
26 days
🌳 Excited to see Laura Laungbeen representing Laterite at the 6th World Congress on Agroforestry! Her poster on @OneAcreFund’s tree program in 🇷🇼 shows how agroforestry boosts tree planting & what drives farmer participation. #Agroforestry #RCT #Rwanda
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World Congress on Agroforestry
26 days
Just 3 days to go! The 6th World Congress on Agroforestry will bring together leading voices to tackle challenges and shape opportunities for communities, nature, and economies. See what’s in store at https://t.co/X1RSuEeIfv. #WCA2025 | #MeetInRwanda
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Laterite
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“How many coffee trees do you have?” Turns out, that’s not an easy question to answer. We tested farmers’ self-reported counts vs. manual counts in Uganda using ribbons, and the results say a lot about recall bias. 📘 Blog → https://t.co/9DAbRbdYDv
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Laterite
2 months
From the Peruvian Amazon 🌱: We built a live monitoring dashboard with @rainforestalliance to track surveys, land use & farm boundaries in real time. Python + Streamlit → turning data into action. Read the full story: https://t.co/jgvmJjUCoj
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Laterite
4 months
🌎 Laterite is growing in Latin America! Get to know the researchers shaping our work in Peru. 📰 Read the blog: https://t.co/SaCXZBk3mG #Peru #SocialImpact #DevelopmentResearch #DataForGood
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Laterite
4 months
Good design isn’t enough—programs must work on the ground. Our new brief shows how Laterite uses implementation research & A/B testing to drive better results in education. 📘 https://t.co/TLBDldH5FE #EducationEvidence #ImpactResearch #ABTesting
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Laterite
4 months
At Laterite, we believe youth data collection should be collaborative, respectful & context-aware. 🇹🇿 Our new guide offers: 🎤 Tips to build comfort 🤝 Youth-led data collection 🛠️ Tools in youth-friendly language 📥 Get the guide: https://t.co/KTVbaAbLwf
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Laterite
4 months
How do conflict & climate shocks affect households and can social assistance help? Our new study with @IDS_UK shows that in Tigray, Ethiopia, PSNP was disrupted by war. Humanitarian aid filled gaps. 🤝 Coordination boosts resilience Read more: 🔗
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Laterite and IDS share how conflict and climate impacted households in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and the role of social protection programs.
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Laterite
5 months
🌱 Key insights from the @CAREenPeru Strive baseline report on women entrepreneurs in Peru: 📊 11.4% keep separate business accounts 💪 98.5% focus on debt repayment 👩‍👧 25.9% balance caregiving & business Read more 👉 https://t.co/Mp5yYc354X
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Laterite
5 months
How do you make education programs work better in practice? Laterite’s new brief highlights how we use A/B testing & implementation research to generate real-time insights for policy & delivery. 👉 https://t.co/TLBDldH5FE #ImplementationResearch #EdPolicy #ABTesting
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Laterite
5 months
💡“Teachers as interpreters of evidence—not just participants.” Laterite’s Lydie Shima joined a global panel on Teachers at the Centre of Equitable Learning, sharing insights on elevating teacher voices in research & policy.
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REALCentre Cambridge
5 months
Panel discussion on #teachers at the centre for equitable learning. With @dawit_tibebu #LydieShima from @LateriteGlobal @BaelaJamil @itacecorg @ronabronwin @FCDOEducation @PaulineMRose
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REALCentre Cambridge
5 months
Inspiring to hear lessons from our work on #LeadersInTeaching from #LydieShima @LateriteGlobal Working directly with #teachers to gather their recommendations for policy change https://t.co/NRhcDpF2dG
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Laterite
5 months
Two inspiring journeys. One growing team. Meet Paola & Carlos: the faces behind Laterite’s new office in Lima. Discover how they’re driving social research in Peru: 👉 https://t.co/SdPYd43ABX #Peru #SocialResearch #Development #ImpactData
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Laterite
5 months
How can we collect meaningful, ethical, high-quality data from young people in Tanzania? 🇹🇿 Laterite’s new guide shares lessons on: ✅ Building trust ✅ Navigating regional differences ✅ Approaching sensitive topics 📘 Read it here: https://t.co/OaxwpEYxm0
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Laterite
6 months
The Tigray conflict disrupted Ethiopia’s social protection programs, but humanitarian aid stepped in to support. 🤝Our working paper with @IDS_UK shows how both systems can complement each other during crises. Read our findings here: 🔗
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Laterite and IDS share how conflict and climate impacted households in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and the role of social protection programs.
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Laterite
6 months
Understanding the financial health of women enterprises in Peru Key findings from the @CAREenPeru Strive baseline report: 📊 11.4% separate business & personal finances 💪 98.5% prioritize debt repayment 👩‍👧 25.9% juggle caregiving & business Read more 👉 https://t.co/n1CI4KD34t
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Laterite
6 months
We're headed to #eLearningAfrica in Dar es Salaam! 🇹🇿 📅 May 7–9 Our Tanzania Country Manager, Ravina Pattni, joins a panel on scaling #EdTech in Africa, innovation, and the skills gap. 📊 We'll also share insights from our EdTech research. 🔗 Register: https://t.co/VR3iaLWcpY
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Laterite
6 months
🥔 What impact can one potato variety have? In Peru, we worked with @Cipotato to assess ÚNICA’s effect on rural livelihoods: 1️⃣ Faster harvests 2️⃣ More labor across the value chain 3️⃣ Fewer inputs 4️⃣ Climate resilience 📘
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We evaluated the adoption and socioeconomic impact of the ÚNICA potato variety on smallholder farmers in Peru in partnership with the CIP.
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Laterite
7 months
🛍️ 15M Kenyans work in the informal economy—powering everything from food stalls to digital gigs. It’s 24% of GDP, 5x more workers than the formal sector. With @hellobrink, we explored its realities especially for women and youth. 📖Read the reports:
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Laterite worked on a study to surface deeper insights into Kenya's informal economy. We sought to understand the country's future of work.
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Laterite
7 months
📚 What does it take to run respectful, high-quality research in schools? In Rwanda, we’ve learned that small choices like piloting or creating calm spaces for assessments can make a big impact. 🎯 Read our best practice guide: https://t.co/aSZAopNfqY
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