The Airbel Impact Lab

The Airbel Impact Lab designs, tests, and scales life-changing solutions for people affected by conflict and disaster. Our aim is to find the most impactful and cost-effective products, services, and delivery systems possible.

Innovation in times of crisis: Designing the Audioclass System

No matter how connected you are, everyone should have access to learning opportunities.

Nov 11, 2020

World Prematurity Day: Investing in health starts at pregnancy & birth

More than 1m babies die annually through complications from premature birth — over 80% of whom are born in South Asia & Sub-Saharan Africa.

Naoko Kozuki

Nov 17, 2020

Why we need diverse quantitative data analysts

It’s important that the people analyzing data reflect the people who donate their data.

Clare Clingain

Jul 14, 2020

Where the world is most in need of humanitarian research and innovation

How the Airbel Impact Lab is focusing our efforts in a shifting landscape

Jeannie Annan

Jul 27, 2020

Preventing micronutrient deficiencies in children through porridge

How a market-based, demand-driven porridge condiment can reach children at scale, starting in Kenya

Carla Lopez

Jun 4, 2020

Cash assistance: An immediate intervention to meet basic needs with long-term potential

To better meet the needs of the populations grappling with conflict, we need to invest in the long term recovery.

Kate Falb

May 13, 2020

Rapid evidence reviews for humanitarian programming during COVID-19

As COVID-19 rapidly spreads across the globe, we face an increasing number of decisions that require quick but prudent responses.

Sheree Bennett

Apr 8, 2020

5 insights into how autonomous learning can support children during COVID-19 and beyond

With more children out of school than ever, autonomous learning can give children a sense of stability and continuity of learning.

Sylvia Sable

Aug 7, 2020

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Meet the IRC-Zolberg Fellows for Fall 2020

Master’s and doctoral students at The New School have the opportunity to contribute or lead projects at the IRC.

The Airbel Impact Lab Staff

Nov 9, 2020

Learning from an employment randomized control trial in Jordan

Applying the gold standard of research in a refugee context

Anthony Pusatory

Sep 9, 2020

Tackling acute malnutrition

Our aim is to treat nearly 3m malnourished children with a simplified treatment protocol delivered through community health workers.

Jeanette Bailey

Jul 27, 2020

Learning where there is no school

Providing low-cost, proven solutions so that all children denied an education in crisis-affected countries have access to quality learning

Dr. Silvia Diazgranados Ferrans

Jul 27, 2020

Women-centered health programs to save lives and provide choice

Bringing high-quality maternal and newborn health care and comprehensive reproductive health services directly to women in their…

Naoko Kozuki

Jul 27, 2020

Introducing So What? An Impact Measurement Toolkit

The So What? toolkit allows us to understand how much change can be credited once those ideas are actually in the world.

rachel.lehrer

Jul 23, 2020

Rapid evidence summary: Community-based maternal and newborn health and self-care

Community-based interventions & self-care have the potential to significantly reduce adverse health outcomes in conflict-affected settings.

Alyssa Campbell

Jul 20, 2020

Rapid evidence summary: Delivering education through radio

Exploring community and interactive radio programs to inform our work during COVID-19.

Sheree Bennett

May 4, 2020

Fast Company announces two IRC projects as World Changing Ideas

Two IRC projects are honored in Fast Company’s 2020 World Changing Ideas.

The Airbel Impact Lab Staff

Apr 28, 2020

6 behaviorally backed ways to respond to COVID-19

Approaches like building trust and fighting misinformation can be impactful in containing COVID-19, especially in humanitarian settings.

Britt Titus

Apr 27, 2020

Rapid evidence summary: SMS & mobile interventions

How can SMS & mobile interventions inform our work during the COVID-19 era?

Sheree Bennett

Apr 22, 2020

Rapid evidence summary: Community health workers during infectious disease outbreaks

What can we learn from community-based healthcare service delivery during previous outbreaks?

Sheree Bennett

Apr 16, 2020

Rapid evidence summary: Mass media interventions

With COVID-19 forcing humanitarians to rethink how we deliver life-saving interventions, do mass media interventions effectively work?

Sheree Bennett

Apr 8, 2020

Adapting learning in the COVID-19 crisis

Early questions on how to deliver education to kids around the world

Laura de Reynal

Apr 2, 2020

How the IRC is mobilizing research and innovation to fight COVID-19

In the face of a worldwide crisis, research and innovation is more important than ever.

Grant Gordon

Mar 29, 2020

The SCAN tool: Increasing reach & effectiveness with limited budgets

The Systematic Cost Analysis tool is a web-based software which allows field staff to conduct rigorous and rapid cost-efficiency analysis.

Caitlin Tulloch

Mar 20, 2020

Cash for health in humanitarian settings

Household health needs, spending, and the burden of health care costs

Sana Khan

Mar 19, 2020

Designing the most effective bundle of services to help clients achieve economic well-being…

We have an opportunity to generate relevant evidence for crisis contexts

Sana Khan

Mar 11, 2020

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