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10. Reduced inequalities

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  • Sustaining youth-participatory advocacy on sexual and reproductive health and rights: longitudinal case studies from Malawi and Niger

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    Youth are increasingly visible as advocates for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), yet barriers to meaningful participation remain high and the sustainability of youth advocacy is understudied. This study examines how youth advocates in the Break Free! programme in Malawi and Niger experience and navigate the individual, relational, and institutional conditions that shape […]

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  • Financial Inclusion for Strengthening Climate Resilience

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    In collaboration with FAIR Center at EGADE Business School of Tecnológico de Monterrey, KIT Institute is implementing a project funded by the Mastercard Impact Fund, with support from the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, entitled “Financial Inclusion for Strengthening Climate Resilience: Exploring Adaptation Strategies and Supply Chain Impacts on Latin American Coffee Farmers.” As part of this project, KIT Institute […]

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  • A mixed-method evaluation of the impact of introducing 52 digital X-ray systems in Ghanaian health facilities on tuberculosis case finding and quality of care

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    Between end 2016 and early 2018, 52 digital X-ray systems were installed in public health facilities across Ghana under the ORIO program, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Government of Ghana. The project aimed to detect more people with TB by expanding access to digital radiology, supported by training, maintenance, and […]

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  • From Projects to Businesses: Why Entrepreneurial Leadership Matters

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    This learning brief explores how farmer organizations introduce the service innovations supported by the BFC program: It identifies necessary conditions for these service innovations to become commercially viable while achieving impact at scale and reaching large numbers of farmers. The analysis of a series of BFC investment cases provides the following key insights: In addition […]

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  • Sustained impact and the road ahead

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    This report evaluates the impact of the Accelerator after 3.5 years of implementation among test-at-scale households in Côte d’Ivoire. To robustly estimate the Accelerator’s progress from 2022 to 2025, four waves of survey data from 1,970 households across 28 cooperatives (all Nestlé Cocoa Plan (NCP) and Rainforest Alliance (RA) certified) were used. To estimate the […]

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  • Interlinked effects of climate change on youth sexual reproductive health and rights, gender equality and access to education

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    Climate change is intensifying the frequency and severity of weather- and climate-related hazards worldwide, with Southern Africa experiencing particularly acute and unevenly distributed impacts. Despite contributing minimally to global greenhouse gas emissions, countries in the region face escalating burdens, including food and water insecurity, health system strain, and climate-induced displacement. Adolescents and young people are […]

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  • Drivers of child marriage in Eastern and Western provinces in Zambia and effective preventive interventions

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    Zambia has one of the highest child marriage rates in the world. The reasons behind this are complex and rooted in the social and cultural context. This study aimed to understand why child marriage is more common in Eastern Province, despite lower poverty and similar teenage pregnancy rates, compared to Western Province. The research combined […]

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  • Evaluating the usability and practicality of AI-enabled smartphone-based obstetric ultrasound in Sierra Leone: a mixed-methods study

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    Access to WHO-recommended obstetric ultrasound before 24 weeks of gestation remains limited in Sierra Leone due to infrastructure, training, and equipment constraints. Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled smartphone-based ultrasound offers a potential solution to improve access and quality of maternal care. This study assessed the usability of this technology during a pilot implementation in Tonkolili District […]

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  • Entrepreneurial Leadership: A Key Factor in the Economic Viability of Farmer Organisations (Fr/En)

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    Farmer organisations (FOs) in Africa play a dual role: as platforms for collective action and advocacy, and as commercial actors generating revenues through input supply, storage, and marketing. Yet many struggle to achieve economic viability, hampered by governance weaknesses, volatile markets, and dependence on donor support. This learning brief, written by Jaap Voeten, Fresnelle Houéfa […]

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  • YW4A Transformation Journeys

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    YW4A Transformation Journeys captures the stories of change from 23 partner organisations engaged in the Young Women for Awareness, Agency, Advocacy, and Accountability (YW4A) programme across Egypt, Kenya, Palestine, and South Sudan. Developed as part of the programme’s endline reflection process and facilitated by KIT Royal Tropical Institute, the booklet builds on the Advocacy and […]

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  • Alternative Income Generation

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    As the majority of cocoa producers in West Africa continue to earn far below a living income, the concept of living income has become central to discussions on sustainable cocoa. While efforts have traditionally focused on increasing cocoa productivity, there is growing recognition that income diversification is essential to reduce vulnerability to price volatility and […]

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  • Intersecting injustices: child marriage and the law in conflict-affected Sudan

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    Sudan is the only country in North Africa that is yet to reform its family law embodied by the Personal Status Act for Muslims of 1991. This law legalises child marriage, contradicts the National Child Act of 2010 that outlaws child marriage. This study aimed to understand how the pluralistic legal system in Sudan affects […]

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