K4D: Recent submissions
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Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism Programming on Men, Women, Boys and Girls
(IDS, 2019-10-09)The literature stresses the importance of taking a gendered approach in P/CVE programming. Women’s participation can bring different perceptions and experiences, and ensure increased effectiveness and broader reach of P/CVE ... -
Vaccine Hesitancy: Guidance and Interventions
(IDS, 2019-09-27)Research shows that vaccine hesitancy (i.e. ‘the delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite the availability of vaccination services’ (WHO SAGE, 2014a) is rising, resulting in alarming figures on disease outbreaks ... -
Lessons Learned from Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) Programmes Amid Ongoing Conflict
(IDS, 2019-10-01)This review finds that there is relatively little evidence on what has worked in preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) in conflict settings. Overall, there is stronger evidence for programmes that seek to ... -
Non-State Policing in Fragile Contexts
(IDS, 2019-09-23)Non-state policing emerges in situations where formal police agencies are unable to fulfil their roles, either because: they lack resources and capacity; they are corrupt and/or carry out human rights abuses; there are ... -
Designing and Managing Innovation Portfolios
(IDS, 2019-09-16)This rapid literature review summarises the existing evidence on the design and management of innovation portfolios of organizations from the private sector, public sector and NGOs. This report provides a review of academic ... -
Tech SMEs in India
(IDS, 2019-09-18)This rapid review uses a mix of academic and grey literature, with reliance on industry and financial sector reports from the private sector. The review is not comprehensive. Although MSMEs and the entrepreneurial ecosystem ... -
Foundational Mathematics Education in Developing Countries
(IDS, 2019-09-09)There is concern that children in developing countries are not learning sufficient mathematics skills. Focus on enrolment and literacy may have led to neglect of mathematics learning and less is known about the status in ... -
Impact of Development Capital on Poverty Reduction
(IDS, 2019-08-08)Evidence from current publicly available literature indicates that development capital has a positive impact on poverty reduction, but that this is achieved through indirect and induced impact rather than through direct ... -
G7 and G20 Commitments on Health
(IDS, 2019-09-27)There are four health issues that have received the most consistent attention in G7 and G20 summit declarations, having been addressed in more than half of the summits since 2015 and appearing in 30 or more commitments ... -
Consumer Pressure, Labour Standards and the Ready-Made Garment sector
(IDS, 2019-08-06)This rapid literature review summarises the existing evidence on labour standards and business outcomes within the global Ready-Made Garment Sector. This report provides a review of academic papers, policy briefs, and other ... -
Climate Compatible Development and Rapid Urbanisation in Rwanda
(IDS, 2019-09-09)This rapid review uses information from mixture of academic, policy and governmental literature. There is a large literature base on green growth in Rwanda, although evidence on the effectiveness of its interventions or ... -
Development, Climate and Environment: An Annotated Bibliography
(IDS, 2019-07-23)Climate and the environment affect us all, as do any changes to them. Therefore, it is important to understand the basics on the causes of these changes, as well as how these changes affect people and the potential impacts, ... -
Links between Urbanisation and Employment in Rwanda
(IDS, 2019-09-09)Greater urbanisation is explicit in Rwanda’s plans for becoming a middle-income country by 2020 (World Bank, 2018a). Rwandans living in cities and towns are predicted to double from current estimates of 17% to 35% by 2024 ... -
Mapping Security and Justice Activities in the Caribbean
(IDS, 2019-08-30)This rapid review provides a snapshot of current security and justice activities being implemented by multilateral and bilateral donors in the Caribbean region. This helpdesk report expands and builds on the previous K4D ... -
Gender Roles and Inequalities in the Nigerian Labour Market
(IDS, 2019-05-21)Across the world, women juggle work with family and care responsibilities, and Nigeria is no exception. Early marriage and family formation play a critical role in women’s access to jobs and it is a more significant issue ... -
Drivers and Enablers of Serious Organised Crime in Southeast Asia
(IDS, 2019-08-30)This review looks at drivers and enablers of serious organised crime (SOC) in Southeast Asia. The four main forms of SOC in the region are: a) illicit drugs; b) human trafficking and migrant smuggling; c) environmental ... -
Evidence for Soft Power Created Via Scholarship Schemes
(IDS, 2019-08-28)While there is widespread endorsement of a view that scholarships are effective tools in promoting and enhancing a country’s soft power, investing in future leaders, providing access and equity, and increasing research ... -
Evidence on Impact Evaluation of Road Transport Networks using Network Theory
(IDS, 2019-08-21)The development of network theory has resulted in a growing understanding of the topological properties of transport networks. This has led to knowledge on how network indicators relate to the performance of a network, ... -
Legislation on Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda and England and Wales
(IDS, 2019-08-21)This literature review finds evidence of several regulatory requirements for non-governmental organisation (NGO) formation and work in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and England and Wales. Laws have made it ... -
Overview of Sector Transformation Programmes Funded by DFID
(IDS, 2019-08-05)This rapid literature review summarizes the existing evidence (mainly programme business cases, annual reviews, logical frameworks, etc.) on selected sector programs run by DFID in priority countries. This report will ...
