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Ahmed Akhter

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Akhter Ahmed

Akhter Ahmed is a Senior Research Fellow in the IFPRI’s Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit and Country Representative for IFPRI Bangladesh. He has worked on strategies for agricultural and rural development, social protection, and women’s empowerment to reduce poverty, food insecurity, and undernutrition in developing countries including Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Malawi, the Philippines, and Turkey.

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Launch Event: Impact Evaluation of Social Protection Programs

Bridging Evidence and Policy (BEP) Seminar Series
Co-organized by Egyptian Food Bank (EFB), IFPRI, and Sawiris Foundation for Social Development (SFSD)

Steigenberger Hotel El Tahrir Cairo – Diamond Ballroom

Egypt

May 7, 2023

  • 9:00 – 1:00 pm (Africa/Cairo)
  • 2:00 – 6:00 am (US/Eastern)
  • 11:30 – 3:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata)
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Building on successful collaborations and lessons learned from impact evaluation projects, the Egyptian Food Bank’s (EFB) Growth Lab, IFPRI, and Sawiris Foundation for Social Development (SFSD) are jointly launching a seminar series: “Bridging Evidence and Policy (BEP)”, covering various topics relevant to informing public policy through research and impact evaluation. The launch event “Impact Evaluation of Social Protection Programs” addresses venues through which impact evaluation informs policymaking with a focus on social protection programs in Egypt, bringing officials, researchers, implementers, and NGOs together to share major findings and options for the future.

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