News & Events, Development Impact West Africa (DIWA)

20 Feb 23

Consultative Meeting

DIWA holds a consultative meeting to develop evaluation proposals for government priority programmes. It is a collaborative session with stakeholders to discuss and determine the most effective ways to evaluate the progress and impact of government programmes. The meeting involves bringing together experts and stakeholders, including program staff, government officials, evaluators, and potential beneficiaries. The […]

21 Dec 22

Call for Applications

Development Impact West Africa (DIWA), an initiative aimed at bridging the policy-research gaps in the West African sub-region, in collaboration with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Africa (J-PAL Africa) is pleased to announce its 2023 Impact Evaluation Training and Matchmaking Workshop (Call for Application). The 5-day intensive programme will be held in Accra, […]

27 Jun 22

DIWA Impact Summit

IMPACT SUMMIT – 2022 By Joyce Boahemaa Fosu Development Impact West Africa (DIWA), a research centre at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, GIMPA, has held a two-day impact summit at the Greenhill campus of the Institute. The summit which was in collaboration with the Centre for Effective Global Action (CEGA), UC Berkeley, […]

21 Mar 20

It takes a village: Encouraging Women to Use Maternal Care through Community Involvement

While maternal mortality has declined in past decades (from 760 per 100,000 live births in 1990 to 319 per 100,000 in 2015), the pace of progress has been slow and a significant effort is still required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal Target of 70 per 100,000 births in 2030. Some of the key factors […]

21 Mar 20

Impact of Northern Rural Growth Program (NRGP) on Smallholder Farmer Welfare in Upper West Region of Ghana

The three northern regions in Ghana, covering about 17 percent of the national population, contribute to approximately forty percent of the poor in Ghana (Molini and Pierella, 2015). This is primarily due to erratic rainfall, low soil fertility, limited work outside agriculture, and limited farming activities in the dry season. To address this, Ghana’s Ministry […]

21 Mar 20

Understanding and Developing Accountability in Ghanaian Schools

One critical determinant of education quality is the way in which education systems are managed. Bottom-up approaches that involve local parents and communities in monitoring school management, curricula, teacher behavior, and instruction practices are commonly advocated policies to improve education quality. In this project, the research team is collaborating with Ghana’s Ministry of Education (MoE) […]

11 Mar 20

An Evaluation of Ghana’s National Service Scheme

National cohesion and labor productivity are two central issues in sub-Saharan Africa. Ghana’s National Service Scheme (NSS) is an ambitious government program intended to address both. Each year, more than 70,000 tertiary graduates are assigned by the NSS to 12-month employment postings throughout the country. Given this large-scale labor mobilization, what assignment mechanism(s) are optimal […]

11 Mar 20

Impact evaluation of the Free Senior High School Education Policy on Students’ Academic Performance

The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals call for “free, equitable, and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes”– following the roll-out of free primary education programs, many African governments are now focusing on secondary education. Several government policies have been implemented in pursuit of improving access to quality education in Ghana, […]

04 Mar 20

Impact of Prepaid Meters on Electricity Consumption and Consumer Welfare Changes in Ghana

Increasing access to affordable, clean energy is the basis of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number seven, and central to achieving many of the SDGs– in Ghana, it is estimated that only 82.5 percent of households in 2016 have access to electricity. Attaining full electricity access requires increasing the production capacity through increased investment in the […]

04 Mar 20

Impact of the KOFIH Maternal and Child Health Programme in Ghana

Globally, maternal mortality is the major cause of death among women of a reproductive age group. In Ghana, the 2017 Ghana Maternal Health survey shows that one out of every seven women aged 12-49 die due to preventable maternal causes, and one out of 27 children die before reaching age one. While there are multiple […]

Consultative Meeting

Call for Applications

DIWA Impact Summit

It takes a village: Encouraging Women to Use Maternal Care through Community Involvement

Impact of Northern Rural Growth Program (NRGP) on Smallholder Farmer Welfare in Upper West Region of Ghana

Understanding and Developing Accountability in Ghanaian Schools

An Evaluation of Ghana’s National Service Scheme

Impact evaluation of the Free Senior High School Education Policy on Students’ Academic Performance

Impact of Prepaid Meters on Electricity Consumption and Consumer Welfare Changes in Ghana

Impact of the KOFIH Maternal and Child Health Programme in Ghana

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