LASER PULSE Blog Archives - Page 4 of 12

07MarMarch 7, 2023

Finding solutions together: a participatory approach to explore digital technology as an enabling strategy for empowering women micro-entrepreneurs from marginalized communities in Nepal

During the national level workshop in Nepal with women entrepreneurs held on 29th Sept 2018, lack of information and limited capability to use recent technologies for enterprise growth was reported as one of the major reasons for limited business competitiveness of women entrepreneurs (FNCCI, Nov 12, 2018). The theme of this year's International Women's Day,...

By Smrittee PantaLASER PULSE Blogentrepreneurs, gender equality, international womens day, MSMEs, Nepal, SMEs, technology0 CommentsRead more...

30JanJanuary 30, 2023

Gap Analysis Report Addresses Research Context, Research Capacity and Capacity Gaps in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Fragile and Conflict Affected States

As a LASER-PULSE Consortium member, Makerere University - ResilientAfrica Network (RAN) set out to assess and understand the research context, research capacity and capacity gaps in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in fragile and conflict affected states: a Case Study of Somalia and South Sudan. A highlight of the research findings Participating Universities were highly variable in size...

By Harriet AdongArticles, LASER PULSE BlogGap Analysis, Higher Education, Somalia, South Sudan0 CommentsRead more...

30JanJanuary 30, 2023

The Voices of the Indigenous People of Uganda

Uganda language policy requires rural schools to choose a dominant local language to use as the language of learning and teaching for the first three years of primary school, while English is taught as a subject. The Tepeth and Ik people face the worst case scenario with only a few elders still able to speak...

By Harriet AdongArticles, LASER PULSE Blog, NewsChild Tracking, Environment, Kara-Tunga, Language, Moroto, Napak, Uganda, Youth0 CommentsRead more...

30JanJanuary 30, 2023

USAID Mission Uganda team visit to Mbarara University of Science and Technology

On 15th December 2022, teams from the USAID Uganda Economic Growth and Partnership Office visited Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST). The presence of the USAID Uganda Economic Growth and Partnership Offices at the meeting provided an opportunity to track the progress of project implementation and provide feedback on areas of emphasis and improvement....

By Harriet AdongArticles, LASER PULSE Blog, NewsBatwa Livelihoods Innovation Challenge, Gender, Kanungu, Uganda, Violence0 CommentsRead more...

Following the embassy visit, the team transferred to the CRS office for a welcome reception. This included a traditional Lao Baci celebration organized in honor of the team’s visit. Photo by Thipphakesone Saylath

30JanJanuary 30, 2023

ANRCB Project Team Visit to Laos

In November 2022, representatives from three US-based universities visited Vientiane, Laos in support of the Applied Nutrition Research Capacity Building (ANRCB) project in Lao PDR, funded by USAID via the LASER PULSE program. It was the first team visit since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Led by Purdue University’s College of Agriculture and College of Health...

By Nyssa LilovichArticles, LASER PULSE Blog, News, UncategorizedFood Security, Laos, Malnutrition, Nutrition0 CommentsRead more...

09JanJanuary 9, 2023

LASER PULSE Restaurant Productivity Project in Vietnam Celebrates First Graduates

On December 9, 2022, the Duke University Center for International Development (DCID) and Institute for Sustainable Development at Vietnam’s National Economics University (ISD-NEU) celebrated the successful graduation of eleven entrepreneurs from their intensive, six-week courses on restaurant management, internal controls, and marketing. The graduates represent the first of 812 students who enrolled in the three...

By Edmund MaleskyLASER PULSE Blog, NewsBusiness Competitiveness, corruption, Vietnam0 CommentsRead more...

04JanJanuary 4, 2023

Happy New Year

As 2022 comes to an end, I am proud and humbled by the incredible strides LASER PULSE has made this year in conducting contextual research to provide evidence for decision-making on some of the most complex global development challenges. 2022 came with its own set of challenges, and yet again tested the resilience and spirit of...

By gupta604Articles, LASER PULSE Blog, NewsLASER-PULSE0 CommentsRead more...

21DecDecember 21, 2022

LASER PULSE Launches New Research Translation Resource @ Social Behavior Change Communication Summit in Marrakech, Morocco

Image 1: (Left to Right) LASER PULSE representatives Dr. Alexandra Towns and Dr. Laura Riddering (Catholic Relief Services) promote the LASER PULSE program and Embedded Research Translation (ERT) with SBCC Summit attendees. Two representatives from the LASER PULSE consortium attended the 2022 Social Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Marrakech, Morocco, from December 5-10th to promote...

By alexandra.towns@crs.orgLASER PULSE BlogBehavior Change, Embedded Research Translation, Morocco0 CommentsRead more...

02DecDecember 2, 2022

Adapting Research During COVID-19

When a pandemic disrupts your research, how do you respond? In 2020, COVID-19 threatened to upend one of LASER’s research projects and forced the research team to craft new ways forward. LASER had to evaluate risks alongside the research team and work to mitigate them. Research Project Managers at LASER deal with these unique contingencies on...

By Ross MeyersLASER PULSE BlogHuman Trafficking, LASER PULSE, South Africa, usaid0 CommentsRead more...

28NovNovember 28, 2022

LASER PULSE Shares ERT Model @ AEA Conference

Between November 7-12, LASER PULSE sent a delegation to the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, to facilitate discussion around its Embedded Research Translation (ERT) model and application in LASER PULSE projects and learn with other attendees about innovative approaches toward evaluation. Catholic Relief Services (CRS)’ Alexandra Towns and Laura Riddering, Indiana University’s...

By ChrisRiceLASER PULSE Blogdigital data, equity, evaluation, LASER PULSE, research translation0 CommentsRead more...