Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) aims to fill two voids that currently exist in development work: insufficient evaluation of what works and why in poverty reduction, and insufficient use of research results to develop and scale effective interventions. To fill these gaps, IPA employs social science tools, mainly from economics, psychology, political science and public health, to design and test programs that adapt to the local context and to the real behaviors of people. Using research results to identify effective interventions, IPA disseminates the lessons to policymakers, practitioners, investors and donors around the world.

Research by Professors Miguel and Kremer (both members of IPA) is a critical part of the evidence base supporting the effectiveness of school-based deworming programs.

IPA's support of Deworm the World is part of its mission to spread effective solutions around the world by offering hands-on technical assistance and expert advice for expanding effective programs to broader populations.

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