We're at the World Bank Fragility Forum 2026. Say hi if you're here. 👋

World Environment Day is a moment to reflect. Evidence-informed policy is one of the most powerful tools we have for protecting our environment. More to come from PRESTO. Stay tuned.

If you will be there, we would love to connect. #ImpactEvaluation #CapacityBuilding #AERC #PolicyResearch #AfricaResearch #EvidenceBasedPolicy #PRESTO

A bilingual storybook. Refugee and host kids. And a friendship that changed everything. PRESTO's Social Cohesion Series starts here. 🔗 www.policyresearchsolutions.com/post/social-... #SocialCohesion #EarlyChildhood #RefugeeInclusion #Bibliotherapy

From evidence to impact, we do the research that moves the needle. PRESTO offers a full suite of services to help you design smarter policies, evaluate what works, and communicate it to the people who need to hear it. Let's build something meaningful together. 🔗 www.policyresearchsolutions.com

We are headed to the World Bank Fragility Forum in Washington D.C. (June 8-10)! Tia Palermo will be participating in a session on Social Protection to Build Social Cohesion on Wednesday, June 10. Attending the Forum? Come find us. We would love to connect. #FragilityForum #SocialProtection

We asked Stephen Okiya to reflect on his work in his own words. The result is worth reading. Full piece here 👇 www.policyresearchsolutions.com/post/researc...

Myths about cash transfers and gender equality persist, even when the evidence says otherwise. PRESTO's Tia Palermo and Maja Gavrilovic joined UNICEF and Ghana's Ministry of Gender to present findings that challenge those assumptions and offer real recommendations for gender-responsive programming.

"Continuous learning, meaningful collaboration, and a commitment to global health." That is how Dr. Amel Hashim Salim describes what drives her work. Meet the researchers behind PRESTO's work: policyresearchsolutions.com

Cash alone won't cut it. The Ujana Salama trial is clear: if programmes aren't designed with young people with disabilities from the start, inclusion is just a talking point. Build it in. Scale it up. Leave no one behind. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

Evidence-based policy is not just about today. It is about building a future that lasts. Learn more about our approach at www.policyresearchsolutions.com

These data shows what is possible and what needs to change in how we design more inclusive programmes. Read the full article below for more insights into the impact of the Ujana Salama Cash Plus program. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.01.023 #DisabilityInclusion #SocialProtection

Early-life adversity shapes who benefits from youth livelihood programs, and who gets left behind. Evidence from Tanzania shows why trauma-informed design is essential for social protection programs targeting adolescents. Read the full blog 🔗 www.policyresearchsolutions.com/post/why-chi...

From evidence to impact, we do the research that moves the needle. PRESTO offers a full suite of services to help you design smarter policies, evaluate what works, and communicate it to the people who need to hear it. Let's build something meaningful together. 🔗 www.policyresearchsolutions.com

What does real impact actually look like in policy research? Ouleye Tooli Fall puts it beautifully. Explore the work behind the shifts at www.policyresearchsolutions.com

What will it take to build social protection systems that truly work for women in developing countries? Our researcher Stephen Okiya has thoughts. Explore our work at www.policyresearchsolutions.com

In Tanzania, we evaluated a “cash plus” programme combining cash, training, mentorship, and service linkages across 130 villages. But here is the catch: it was not designed with disability inclusion in mind. We explore this in our latest study. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.01.023

Reaching people with disabilities isn't the same as including them. Youth with disabilities face higher poverty, violence, and exclusion from work and school, yet are rarely the focus of evaluations. Our latest study from Tanzania starts to change that. More findings coming.

A new commentary in Lancet Regional Health – Africa highlights what the evidence keeps showing: single-sector programming isn't enough. Adolescent girls need bundled interventions that pair safe spaces with social protection and other complementary supports. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Have you checked out our evidence brief on the impact of cash transfers on poverty, productivity, and resilience in Africa? Read the evidence brief: transfer.cpc.unc.edu/wp-content/u...

"Social protection just creates dependency." Does it though? Tia Palermo joined the socialprotection.org podcast to push back on the biggest myths in the sector, with evidence, not just opinion. Worth a listen if you care about getting policy right. 🎧 socialprotection.org/learn/podcas...

New research: A cash plus program in Tanzania increased farm work participation and reduced sexual violence among adolescents with disabilities. Work by PRESTO, LSHTM, and University at Buffalo. Here's the link to the full article: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Context matters. Cash transfers can improve health outcomes, but their impact depends on the strength and quality of health services. What does the evidence from Africa tell us? Curious about the findings? Visit our website to read more. #GlobalHealth #CashTransfers #Africa #PublicHealth

From Feb 17 to 19, we took part in the Gender-Responsive and Inclusive Social Protection Symposium. Key takeaway: advancing women’s economic empowerment requires intentional design, clear frameworks, and integrated approaches. Visit our website to read more about what we do.

How do cash transfers influence education outcomes across Africa? Our latest evidence summary explores what the research tells us about their impact on school enrolment, attendance, and learning. Visit our website to read more about the work we have done. #CashTransfers #Education #Africa #Evidence

Continuous learning matters in research. The PRESTO team recently completed a training on Dedoose, strengthening our skills in qualitative and mixed methods data analysis to support stronger evidence for social protection policy.

Have you checked out our evidence brief on the impact of cash transfers on poverty, productivity, and resilience in Africa? Read the evidence brief: transfer.cpc.unc.edu/wp-content/u... @unicef.org

This International Women’s Day, we’re highlighting evidence on advancing gender equality. Cash transfers can help improve women’s and girls’ outcomes, reducing poverty and violence while strengthening mental health, agency, and economic opportunity. Read more: transfer.cpc.unc.edu/wp-content/u...

Learn more about what we do and how we do it on our website. Visit www.policyresearchsolutions.com.

PRESTO researcher Tia Palermo co-authored this new study showing that decades after redlining, a racist policy related to housing and mortgages, ended, it continues to negatively affect women's breast cancer survival.

This month, PRESTO’s Maja Gavrilovic spoke at the first Gender-Responsive & Inclusive Social Protection Global Symposium in Bangkok (hosted by UNICEF, with DFAT & FCDO support). She led a skills lab on women’s economic empowerment and presented on inclusive, gender-responsive SP training.

Learn more about what we do and how we do it on our website. Visit www.policyresearchsolutions.com.

We’ll be at the Gender-Responsive and Inclusive Social Protection Symposium in Bangkok! Our Senior Social Protection Specialist, Maja Gavrilovic, is presenting on Women’s Economic Empowerment. If you’re attending, come say hello 👋 #SocialProtection #GenderResponsivePolicy

We’re proud to be participating in the 3rd @wfp.org Global Impact Evaluation Forum 2025! Join the live stream tomorrow for a panel session featuring a presentation from our President, @tiapalermo.bsky.social: wfp-org-conference.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

In recognition of @unwomen.bsky.social’s ‘16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’, we highlight the role of cash transfers on gender equality and GBV in Africa. #NoExcuse Read the evidence brief: transfer.cpc.unc.edu/wp-content/u...

Have you checked out our new evidence brief on the impact of cash transfers on poverty, productivity, and resilience in Africa? See the full summary here (link below to read the shorter brief): transfer.cpc.unc.edu/wp-content/u... @unicef.org

Overwhelmed by the evidence on the impact of #cashtransfers in Africa? We’ve got you covered! 🆕Transfer Project evidence summaries & briefs, produced by PRESTO w/ @unicef.org, were just released. 🔗 Check out the full list below & click here to find all the PDFs: transfer.cpc.unc.edu/evidence-sum...

PRESTO was proud to co-develop this newly launched @unicef.org evidence brief on social protection and adolescent girls’ empowerment. Check it out here: www.unicef.org/media/172831...

Meet our guests: 🎙️ Rema Hanna, Jeffrey Cheah Professor of Southeast-Asia Studies, Harvard Kennedy School 🎙️ Tia Palermo @tiapalermo.bsky.social, President at @prestopolicy.bsky.social ▶️ Tune in: tinyurl.com/SPpodcast54 📩 Subscribe to stay updated: bit.ly/SPpodcastList

Over two episodes, we will run down some commonly held views and misperceptions about social protection. We’ll review the evidence for and against, with the purpose of debunking ‘myths’ where appropriate. Listen now to Part 1: tinyurl.com/SPpodcast54 +

Is social protection just a handout? Does it discourage work? Or are the systems plagued by fraud? In this episode, we unpack some of the biggest myths surrounding social protection systems and explore the real data behind the rhetoric. +

🎙️ 🎧 New #SPpodcast Episode – Listen now to “Social Protection Myths and Misperceptions Part 1”: tinyurl.com/SPpodcast54 ▶️🎧+

Check out the new @socialprotection.org podcast episode featuring PRESTO’s @tiapalermo.bsky.social! 🎧 Listen here: socialprotection.org/learn/podcas...

We enjoyed the past several weeks in São Tomé and Príncipe co-leading data collection training and fieldwork observation for a study about child health and well-being. This project is a collaboration with Instituto Nacional de Estatística, @gpforeducation.bsky.social @unicef.org and The World Bank.

Last month, PRESTO’s Tia Palermo co-facilitated an impact evaluation training at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) in Kenya, as part of American Institutes for Research’s P3-Africa training and mentoring program.

We’re thrilled to announce that Policy Research Solutions LLC (PRESTO) is now certified by New York State as a women-owned business! We are proud to be a women-led organization with a strong track record in policy research, evaluation, survey design, data analysis, and capacity development.

Today Dr. Monica Kauky, University of Dar es Salaam, presented at the 2025 Economic Science Association Africa regional conference in Nairobi.

Kicking off an exciting week at the 2025 Africa Evidence Summit! Dr. Dickson Wandeda (University of Nairobi) presented long-term impacts of Ghana’s LEAP 1000 cash transfer on insurance uptake, morbidity & health seeking. #AES2025 #cashtransfers #TransferProject

🚨 Join us TOMORROW 5 June for the #SPorgWebinar ‘Myth vs. Reality: The Impact of Cash Transfers on Gender Equality in Africa.’ 🕛 5 June, 2025- 8:00 GMT-4 (EST) 🔗Register:  socialprotection.org/learn/webina...

(1/2) We’ve enjoyed a productive spring so far! ⭐ A key highlight: Last month Dickson Wandeda and @tiapalermo.bsky.social presented at NYU’s Cash Transfer Lab on the long-term impacts of Ghana’s LEAP 1000 cash transfer program on health and insurance uptake.