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Have you registered for #FIW25 yet?
Taking place October 6-9, 2025, Financial Inclusion Week is one of the largest virtual events in inclusive finance, bringing together thousands of practitioners, policymakers, and innovators.
Taking place October 6-9, 2025, Financial Inclusion Week is one of the largest virtual events in inclusive finance, bringing together thousands of practitioners, policymakers, and innovators.
October 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Have you registered for #FIW25 yet?
Taking place October 6-9, 2025, Financial Inclusion Week is one of the largest virtual events in inclusive finance, bringing together thousands of practitioners, policymakers, and innovators.
Taking place October 6-9, 2025, Financial Inclusion Week is one of the largest virtual events in inclusive finance, bringing together thousands of practitioners, policymakers, and innovators.
In Kilifi & Makueni, farmers are shifting how they till. Research with 74 farmers shows social proof drives change. When they see neighbors’ yields rise with the chisel plough, they adopt too. A THREAD 🧵
August 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
In Kilifi & Makueni, farmers are shifting how they till. Research with 74 farmers shows social proof drives change. When they see neighbors’ yields rise with the chisel plough, they adopt too. A THREAD 🧵
For one week, Nairobi became a hub for evidence, reflection, and collaboration.
At the just concluded ESA Africa Conference 2025 and Nairobi Evidence Week, we joined researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to ask hard questions—and search for better answers.
At the just concluded ESA Africa Conference 2025 and Nairobi Evidence Week, we joined researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to ask hard questions—and search for better answers.
July 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
For one week, Nairobi became a hub for evidence, reflection, and collaboration.
At the just concluded ESA Africa Conference 2025 and Nairobi Evidence Week, we joined researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to ask hard questions—and search for better answers.
At the just concluded ESA Africa Conference 2025 and Nairobi Evidence Week, we joined researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to ask hard questions—and search for better answers.
His call to action: invest in data collection, interpretation, and ownership, and ensure meaningful inclusion of the Global South in decision-making.
Stay tuned for more updates!
#AES2025 #EvidenceForDevelopment
Stay tuned for more updates!
#AES2025 #EvidenceForDevelopment
June 24, 2025 at 9:49 AM
His call to action: invest in data collection, interpretation, and ownership, and ensure meaningful inclusion of the Global South in decision-making.
Stay tuned for more updates!
#AES2025 #EvidenceForDevelopment
Stay tuned for more updates!
#AES2025 #EvidenceForDevelopment
Ambassador Macharia Kamau delivered a powerful keynote: "Research by Africa, for Africa, with partnership from the world is not an option but a necessity."
June 24, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Ambassador Macharia Kamau delivered a powerful keynote: "Research by Africa, for Africa, with partnership from the world is not an option but a necessity."
The 13th Africa Evidence Summit is live in Nairobi!
Theme: Better Data for Decision-Making 📊
Sessions on climate, agri, education, finance & more.
Join the livestream: youtube.com/live/Le17Mju...
#AES2025 #Evidence2025 #AfricaEvidenceSummit
Theme: Better Data for Decision-Making 📊
Sessions on climate, agri, education, finance & more.
Join the livestream: youtube.com/live/Le17Mju...
#AES2025 #Evidence2025 #AfricaEvidenceSummit
June 23, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The 13th Africa Evidence Summit is live in Nairobi!
Theme: Better Data for Decision-Making 📊
Sessions on climate, agri, education, finance & more.
Join the livestream: youtube.com/live/Le17Mju...
#AES2025 #Evidence2025 #AfricaEvidenceSummit
Theme: Better Data for Decision-Making 📊
Sessions on climate, agri, education, finance & more.
Join the livestream: youtube.com/live/Le17Mju...
#AES2025 #Evidence2025 #AfricaEvidenceSummit
We are now one week away from #ESAAfrica2025. On June 26 and 27, leading voices in experimental and behavioral economics will converge in Nairobi to explore the application of evidence and experimentation to real-world challenges.
June 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We are now one week away from #ESAAfrica2025. On June 26 and 27, leading voices in experimental and behavioral economics will converge in Nairobi to explore the application of evidence and experimentation to real-world challenges.
For decades, Africans have been taught to see themselves through national lenses—Nigerian, Kenyan, Ghanaian, and so on. But as Emmanuel Ajibade argues in his thought-provoking article, the lines between us may not be as stark as we believe.
June 11, 2025 at 10:06 AM
For decades, Africans have been taught to see themselves through national lenses—Nigerian, Kenyan, Ghanaian, and so on. But as Emmanuel Ajibade argues in his thought-provoking article, the lines between us may not be as stark as we believe.
In our self-efficacy experiments, participants set their own performance targets and then complete a task to determine whether they can achieve them.
June 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
In our self-efficacy experiments, participants set their own performance targets and then complete a task to determine whether they can achieve them.
A task is never just a task.
In Kenya, sorting beans might seem familiar—but it can carry cultural meaning that influences how people engage with it. That’s why our effort experiments are always designed with context in mind.
In Kenya, sorting beans might seem familiar—but it can carry cultural meaning that influences how people engage with it. That’s why our effort experiments are always designed with context in mind.
June 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
A task is never just a task.
In Kenya, sorting beans might seem familiar—but it can carry cultural meaning that influences how people engage with it. That’s why our effort experiments are always designed with context in mind.
In Kenya, sorting beans might seem familiar—but it can carry cultural meaning that influences how people engage with it. That’s why our effort experiments are always designed with context in mind.
Key takeaways from today’s dialogue:
✅Shocks can take many forms—social, political, economic.
✅Resilience is multi-dimensional. It can be measured and tracked.
✅Measurement tools and innovations such as futures thinking and scenario planning help organizations to identify threats early.
✅Shocks can take many forms—social, political, economic.
✅Resilience is multi-dimensional. It can be measured and tracked.
✅Measurement tools and innovations such as futures thinking and scenario planning help organizations to identify threats early.
June 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Key takeaways from today’s dialogue:
✅Shocks can take many forms—social, political, economic.
✅Resilience is multi-dimensional. It can be measured and tracked.
✅Measurement tools and innovations such as futures thinking and scenario planning help organizations to identify threats early.
✅Shocks can take many forms—social, political, economic.
✅Resilience is multi-dimensional. It can be measured and tracked.
✅Measurement tools and innovations such as futures thinking and scenario planning help organizations to identify threats early.
Live from CSO Week 2025 in Arusha, Tanzania
The Busara team is on the ground, joining forces with Tanzania Bora Initiative and Twaweza East Africa to explore what resilience means for organizations and communities navigating uncertainty.
The Busara team is on the ground, joining forces with Tanzania Bora Initiative and Twaweza East Africa to explore what resilience means for organizations and communities navigating uncertainty.
June 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Live from CSO Week 2025 in Arusha, Tanzania
The Busara team is on the ground, joining forces with Tanzania Bora Initiative and Twaweza East Africa to explore what resilience means for organizations and communities navigating uncertainty.
The Busara team is on the ground, joining forces with Tanzania Bora Initiative and Twaweza East Africa to explore what resilience means for organizations and communities navigating uncertainty.
What does it really mean to put in effort?
In a recent study by Busara, we go beyond assumptions to measure effort in a way that’s quantifiable, observable, and rooted in behavioral science.
In a recent study by Busara, we go beyond assumptions to measure effort in a way that’s quantifiable, observable, and rooted in behavioral science.
June 3, 2025 at 6:10 AM
What does it really mean to put in effort?
In a recent study by Busara, we go beyond assumptions to measure effort in a way that’s quantifiable, observable, and rooted in behavioral science.
In a recent study by Busara, we go beyond assumptions to measure effort in a way that’s quantifiable, observable, and rooted in behavioral science.
Evidence-based development is under strain—but not just from the outside. Deep-rooted flaws, like power imbalances favoring the Global North, have long undermined the very communities research aims to serve. 🧵
#NairobiEvidenceWeek #EvidenceIntoAction
#NairobiEvidenceWeek #EvidenceIntoAction
May 26, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Evidence-based development is under strain—but not just from the outside. Deep-rooted flaws, like power imbalances favoring the Global North, have long undermined the very communities research aims to serve. 🧵
#NairobiEvidenceWeek #EvidenceIntoAction
#NairobiEvidenceWeek #EvidenceIntoAction
Evidence-based policymaking is under pressure—and it’s not just theory. When research and policy don’t connect, real change stalls. The challenge? Turning robust evidence into meaningful decisions. It’s time we acted together. 🧵
May 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Evidence-based policymaking is under pressure—and it’s not just theory. When research and policy don’t connect, real change stalls. The challenge? Turning robust evidence into meaningful decisions. It’s time we acted together. 🧵
Join researchers, policy actors, and practitioners working at the intersection of evidence and action to explore new approaches, share research, build connections, and strengthen systems. Participants will engage in technical sessions, case studies, and applied research exchanges.
May 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Join researchers, policy actors, and practitioners working at the intersection of evidence and action to explore new approaches, share research, build connections, and strengthen systems. Participants will engage in technical sessions, case studies, and applied research exchanges.
June 26–27: ESA Africa Conference
Under the theme “Behavioral and Experimental Economics in Action,” this conference will include keynote speakers such as Prof. Harsha Thirumurthy, Dr. Laura Nelima Barasa, and Prof. Lata Gangadharan.
Under the theme “Behavioral and Experimental Economics in Action,” this conference will include keynote speakers such as Prof. Harsha Thirumurthy, Dr. Laura Nelima Barasa, and Prof. Lata Gangadharan.
May 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
June 26–27: ESA Africa Conference
Under the theme “Behavioral and Experimental Economics in Action,” this conference will include keynote speakers such as Prof. Harsha Thirumurthy, Dr. Laura Nelima Barasa, and Prof. Lata Gangadharan.
Under the theme “Behavioral and Experimental Economics in Action,” this conference will include keynote speakers such as Prof. Harsha Thirumurthy, Dr. Laura Nelima Barasa, and Prof. Lata Gangadharan.
June 23–24: Africa Evidence Summit
Under the theme “Better Data for Decision Making,” this summit will showcase keynote speakers such as Amos Njuguna, Dean Karlan, Catherine Kyobutungi, Håvard Mokleiv Nygård, and Macharia Kamau.
June 25: Collaborative Sessions
Hosted by Busara, CEGA, and NIERA.
Under the theme “Better Data for Decision Making,” this summit will showcase keynote speakers such as Amos Njuguna, Dean Karlan, Catherine Kyobutungi, Håvard Mokleiv Nygård, and Macharia Kamau.
June 25: Collaborative Sessions
Hosted by Busara, CEGA, and NIERA.
May 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
June 23–24: Africa Evidence Summit
Under the theme “Better Data for Decision Making,” this summit will showcase keynote speakers such as Amos Njuguna, Dean Karlan, Catherine Kyobutungi, Håvard Mokleiv Nygård, and Macharia Kamau.
June 25: Collaborative Sessions
Hosted by Busara, CEGA, and NIERA.
Under the theme “Better Data for Decision Making,” this summit will showcase keynote speakers such as Amos Njuguna, Dean Karlan, Catherine Kyobutungi, Håvard Mokleiv Nygård, and Macharia Kamau.
June 25: Collaborative Sessions
Hosted by Busara, CEGA, and NIERA.
Mark your calendars for Nairobi Evidence Week, June 23-27, 2025! This week-long event is dedicated to improving lives through better methods, data, and collaboration in the application of evidence.
Here's what to expect:
Here's what to expect:
May 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Mark your calendars for Nairobi Evidence Week, June 23-27, 2025! This week-long event is dedicated to improving lives through better methods, data, and collaboration in the application of evidence.
Here's what to expect:
Here's what to expect:
Researchers and community groups are leading solutions to Asia’s toughest development challenges — but with shifting global funding priorities, we must ask:
✅ Are the right voices heard?
✅ Are we measuring progress in locally meaningful ways?
✅ What does true equitable collaboration look like?
✅ Are the right voices heard?
✅ Are we measuring progress in locally meaningful ways?
✅ What does true equitable collaboration look like?
May 13, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Researchers and community groups are leading solutions to Asia’s toughest development challenges — but with shifting global funding priorities, we must ask:
✅ Are the right voices heard?
✅ Are we measuring progress in locally meaningful ways?
✅ What does true equitable collaboration look like?
✅ Are the right voices heard?
✅ Are we measuring progress in locally meaningful ways?
✅ What does true equitable collaboration look like?
Join us for a regional webinar that brings together researchers, civil society organizations, and community leaders from across Africa for honest conversations and collective reflection.
📅Date: May 19
⏲️Time: 4 – 5 PM EAT
Register: 🔗https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rfzJXXDMRVezruVUGnBK8w
📅Date: May 19
⏲️Time: 4 – 5 PM EAT
Register: 🔗https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rfzJXXDMRVezruVUGnBK8w
May 12, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Join us for a regional webinar that brings together researchers, civil society organizations, and community leaders from across Africa for honest conversations and collective reflection.
📅Date: May 19
⏲️Time: 4 – 5 PM EAT
Register: 🔗https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rfzJXXDMRVezruVUGnBK8w
📅Date: May 19
⏲️Time: 4 – 5 PM EAT
Register: 🔗https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rfzJXXDMRVezruVUGnBK8w
#BusaraAtBX2025: Building better systems together 🤝 Last week, our amazing Busara team – Francis Meyo, Engy Saleh, Rowan Harrity, Amrita Singh, & Amala Ayyar – joined global leaders & behavioral scientists at #BX2025 hosted by the Behavioral Science Group & BIT at NYU Abu Dhabi.
May 8, 2025 at 9:28 AM
#BusaraAtBX2025: Building better systems together 🤝 Last week, our amazing Busara team – Francis Meyo, Engy Saleh, Rowan Harrity, Amrita Singh, & Amala Ayyar – joined global leaders & behavioral scientists at #BX2025 hosted by the Behavioral Science Group & BIT at NYU Abu Dhabi.
The recent shifts in global funding landscapes raise crucial questions such as:-
✅ How do we truly empower communities and ensure ownership in development programs?
✅ How do we listen to and integrate diverse forms of knowledge?
✅ How do we truly empower communities and ensure ownership in development programs?
✅ How do we listen to and integrate diverse forms of knowledge?
April 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The recent shifts in global funding landscapes raise crucial questions such as:-
✅ How do we truly empower communities and ensure ownership in development programs?
✅ How do we listen to and integrate diverse forms of knowledge?
✅ How do we truly empower communities and ensure ownership in development programs?
✅ How do we listen to and integrate diverse forms of knowledge?