ASQ Online Appendix: Evidence in Practice Case Studies

Individual Case Narratives, Timelines, Stakeholder Maps

  • Aqua+ (India)

    Marketing of a new water purification product illustrates how evidence on behavioral patterns can be as crucial as evidence on scientific effectiveness.

  • CALIE (South Africa)

    An innovative collaboration between policymakers and researchers grapples with the pressing issue of unemployment.

  • FUEL (South Africa)

    By creating a culture of accountability and evidence-based decision-making, FUEL is tackling how meals are distributed to students in schools across the country.

  • GUP (Ghana)

    A pilot and randomized controlled trial of an innovative poverty alleviation program illustrates the challenges of balancing research and implementation priorities.

  • PPE (Mexico)

    A national employment generation program with good intentions was implemented too quickly to integrate existing and emerging evidence, creating insurmountable barriers.

  • Progresa (Mexico)

    A pioneering national program incentiving school attendance and healthcare through conditional cash transfers.

  • TaRL (India)

    Pratham Education Foundation, one of India’s largest educational nongovernmental organizations, is recognized globally for its evidence-based pedagogical approach.

  • TCAI (Ghana)

    A national pilot for remedial education shows the value of proactive negotiation of evidence-based projects.