Rwanda

  • Rwanda’s Clean Cooking Challenge: Can Community Action Make the Difference?

    Rwanda’s Clean Cooking Challenge: Can Community Action Make the Difference?

    Asteria’s hands tremble as she strikes a match, the small flame flickering before catching onto the lump of charcoal. Her youngest daughter, Keza, stands nearby, rubbing her eyes and coughing as the smoke curls toward the low roof of their kitchen. Asteria has been cooking this way for as long…

  • Benchmarking Development Projects to Cash

    Benchmarking Development Projects to Cash

    In recent years, there has been increasing evidence in support of cash transfers, both conditional and unconditional. In fact, there are organizations whose sole purpose is to give cash directly to the poor. While the evidence suggests that cash transfers can improve livelihoods, there is relatively little evidence on how…