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Improving Learning in Haiti’s Classrooms

In Haiti, about ninety percent of children are estimated to be in primary school. That is a real achievement compared to 20 years ago. But evidence shows that it is not enough to ensure that children are in the clas...

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Top Priorities From Bangladeshi Youth

The Bangladesh Priorities youth forums enabled the young people of Bangladesh to debate ad discuss their top priorities for the nation’s development, sending a message to people in government and in international NG...

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Could Paternity Leave Help Women Earn More?

In Haiti, as in most nations, social distortions and inequalities that rule the labor market prevent women from contributing to their full capacity.

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A Menu of Options to Improve Public Services in Haiti

Despite many proposals to make the public sector more effective, there are many delays caused by red tape. Four new research papers by Haiti Priorise examine various ways to improve public services:

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Changing the Narrative About Haiti

Prioritizing spending alternatives is difficult in every country. But it is especially challenging in Haiti, where, following years of fractious politics, a newly elected government is striving to expand the economy...

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The Phenomenal Benefits of Improving Mother and Child Nutrition

New research for Haiti Priorise shows that a tablet that costs less than 5 gourdes could end up saving more than 15,000 Haitian lives over the next 12 years. Professor Stephen Vosti. In two research papers, he and c...

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Building Haiti’s Defenses Against Natural Disasters

Each year on average two natural weather events cause flooding and landslides with serious consequences for Haitians and their livelihoods.  It is not possible to avoid natural disasters altogether – but two new res...

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How Increased Access to Family Planning Can Help Haiti

During the 1970s and 1980s, a successful family planning program with strong private and public sector support helped contribute to a decline in Haiti’s fertility rate. Since then, Haiti has fallen behind other coun...

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President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti receives the Haiti Priorise outcome

Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith and Bjorn Lomborg shared the Eminent Panel's findings with the President of Haiti in a private meeting at the National Palace. President Jovenel Moïse welcomed the findings and was especi...

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The Case for Building Roads in Haiti

The challenges of poor road infrastructure are well known to Haitians. Roads degrade faster than they are rehabilitated or built. The inadequacy of the road network, combined with the pitiful state of roads and tran...

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