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Democratizing Digital: Landscape Assessment

Chrissy Martin Meier et al.

Digital Frontiers; USAID (2023), 57 pp.

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Biometrics and Digital Identity: Trend Analysis and Comparative Assessment

Internews; USAID (2023), 77 pp.

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Unsocial media: Tracing and exposing gendered disinformation in Kosovo

National Democratic Institute (NDI); USAID; UNDP Kosovo (2023), 23 pp.

"The purpose of this report is to trace and detect gendered disinformation, a concerning trend in the dissemination of news and information through social and online media platforms. Disproportionate targeting based on gender and sexual orientation, especially those in the public eye like politician ... more

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Moldova Media Enabling Democracy, Inclusion, and Accountability (MEDIA-M): Performance Evaluation

Sergiu Galitchi, Victoria Rosa, Pavel Sarghi, Maia Giorbelidze

USAID; Integra Government Services International (2023), 134 pp.

"The purpose of evaluating the Media Enabling Democracy, Inclusion, and Accountability in Moldova (MEDIA-M) activity is to assist the United States Agency for International Development in Moldova (USAID/Moldova) in understanding the extent to which the activity is on track to contribute to the Missi ... more

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Exploring the Role of Message Effects and Messenger Effectiveness in COVID-19 Vaccination Communication in Nigeria: Research Report

San Diego: Agency for All Project; University of California San Diego, Center on Gender Equity and Health; USAID (2023), 57 pp.

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How-To: Bring More Women Online. A Practical Guide for Internet Service Providers and Technology Companies

Lana Alnesany, Stephanie Creed

USAID (2023), 67 pp.

"This guide is intended to act as a resource for Internet service providers and technology companies interested in incorporating a gender-sensitive approach to their work. The guide presents recommendations and actionable steps to design, operationalize, and sustain gender programs." (commbox)

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Supply Chain Analysis: Jordan

Washington, DC: Global Book Alliance; Education Development Center (EDC); USAID (2022), viii, 85 pp.

"Jordan has an active and vibrant children’s book publishing sector, enhanced by the many international organizations that are working in education and health to create children’s reading materials. Reports indicate that certain types of books are widely available in Jordanian schools: 99.3% of ... Jordanian students have textbooks, and 67.6% of classrooms have additional reading materials. Although the quantity of books in many classrooms meets international norms, the mix of book types, including decodable and leveled readers for the youngest grades, is often inadequate for teaching beginning students to read. This, combined with some 30%−35% of classrooms functioning only with textbooks, creates inequities that improvements to book supply chains can address. The book issue is part of a larger set of challenges that limit literacy. Until recently, teachers have not been trained in early-grade reading techniques that use explicit phonics instruction. Because of this historical lack of an explicit phonics approach, leveled and decodable readers are still an unfamiliar concept in Jordan, and ERMs are not included in the MoE’s textbook procurement system. Because the MoE doesn't procure these kinds of books, they aren't produced en masse, and because they're not produced en masse, they're not procured, which leads to a vicious cycle and a broken chain of supply and demand. Teaching also has not taken into account the important role of reading aloud to children. This is critical, given the situation of diglossia in Jordan, in which students speak a dialect of Arabic at home but learn to read Modern Standard Arabic when they start school. Exposure to oral Modern Standard Arabic, which could be provided through reading aloud to children, has been proven to lift literacy rates among Arabic speakers. Books are too expensive for many low-income families, and reading for pleasure is not common, which leads to reduced demand for books at home. This means that a child’s only exposure to print is during school hours, which are too short a window of time in which to acquire reading skills. The traditional definition of literacy has rested on recitation of Qur’anic texts; only recently has the emphasis shifted toward a definition based on deriving meaning from text. In addition, the content of children’s books can be poor, with serious spelling and grammatical mistakes that reduce public perception of the quality of these books, and may reduce demand. Libraries, which could fill the gap left by lack of books at home, are not very attractive; while libraries in private schools tend to have books and learning resources for all ages, most libraries are stocked with books that either do not interest or address the needs of students or that have quickly eteriorated. Less educated parents tend to give all importance to the textbook and do not encourage their children to borrow and read books for general reading pleasure." (Executive summary, pages 2-3) more

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Assessment of Journalist Training in Family Planning and Reproductive Health

Irit Sinai, Lindsay Scott

USAID (2022), 62 pp.

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Evaluación de necesidades de información (INA): Área metropolitana de Bucaramanga

Freedom House; Internews; USAID (2022), 51 pp.

"La Evaluación de Necesidades de Información (INA) de la población migrante venezolana en el Área Metropolitana de Bucaramanga, Santander, se realizó entre noviembre de 2021 y marzo de 2022 bajo la metodología propia de Internews, en el marco del Programa Conectando Caminos por los Derechos de ... more

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Assessment of the Media Sector in Bangladesh: Final Report

ME&A, Inc.; USAID (2022), 64 pp.

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Communicating with Communities in Epidemics and Pandemics: Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Readiness Kit

USAID (2022), 49 pp.

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Landscape Analysis of Technology-Facilitated Gender Based Violence: Findings from Asia
Deep Insights

Chicago; Washington: University of Chicago, NORC; International Center for Research on Women (ICRW); USAID (2022), ii, 55 pp.

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How-To Note: Addressing the Principles for Digital Development in Project and Activity Design
Key Guides

USAID (2022), 20 pp.

"The How-to Note is a brief, user-friendly guide that helps program design teams understand and prioritize the Digital Principles most relevant to their work. Through a series of leading questions and worksheets, this digital activity design checklist provides actionable guidance for each Digital Pr ... more

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Digital Literacy Primer: How to Build Digital Literacy Into USAID Programming

Kanchana Sthanumurthy, Kelly Church, Araba Sapara-Grant

USAID (2022), 82 pp.

"This Primer aims to: improve USAID staff's understanding of digital literacy; demonstrate how digital literacy contributes to broader global development goals; describe how digital literacy can be incorporated into various stages of the USAID program cycle; and detail ways in which different sector ... more

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Year I Progress Report April 2021-March 2022: Global Waters Communication and Knowledge Management (CKM) II

EnCompass LLC

Washington, DC: USAID (2022), 28 pp.

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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA) Toolkit: A How-To Guide for USAID Missions

USAID; Digital Frontiers; DAI (2022), 107 pp.

"The Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA) Toolkit is a step-by-step guide designed to help USAID Missions conduct high-quality research that will directly inform Mission strategic and programmatic decisions for digital development interventions. The DECA is the flagship initiative of the USAI ... more

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Youth-Focused Vibrant Information Barometer (Y-VIBE): Media literacy and media consumption of Ukrainian youth

IREX; Ipsos; USAID (2022), 41 pp.

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Countering digital authoritarianism: Strengthening civil society capacity to reduce disinformation and digital authoritarianism in Iraq

Arlington, VA: Management Systems International; USAID (2022), 40 pp.

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Análisis del Ecosistema de Información de las Personas Provenientes de Venezuela en Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia

USAID; Internews (2022), 66 pp.

"1. Las lideresas comunitarias son el filtro informativo de servicios y ayudas que llegan a los asentamientos de Maicao [...] 2. El voz-a-voz como principal fuente de información y verificación [...] 3. El entretenimiento es el contenido de mayor consumo por encima del noticioso; este tipo de cons ... more

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Supply Chain Analysis: Nigeria

Washington, DC: Global Book Alliance; Education Development Center (EDC); USAID (2022), viii, 217 pp.

Landscape Analysis of Technology-Facilitated Gender Based Violence: Findings from Asia Deep Insights

How-To Note: Addressing the Principles for Digital Development in Project and Activity Design Key Guides

Landscape Analysis of Technology-Facilitated Gender Based Violence: Findings from Asia
Deep Insights

How-To Note: Addressing the Principles for Digital Development in Project and Activity Design
Key Guides