Systematic review

These briefs summarise the focus of a review; main findings; and implications for policy, programming and further research.

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Systematic review

Creating active labour markets: how to improve employment outcomes for young women and men

Systematic review Brief 3ie PDF icon 2017  
This brief is based on a systematic review which examines the effects of active labour market programmes for youth, including training and skills development, entrepreneurship promotion, employment services and subsidised employment.

Community-based health insurance: how to promote effective and equitable coverage?

Systematic review Brief 3ie PDF icon 2017  
The brief is based on a systematic review examining the demand and supply factors that affect uptake and renewal of community-based voluntary health insurance schemes in L&MICs.

Handwashing and sanitation behaviour change in WASH interventions

Systematic review Brief 3ie PDF icon 2017  
This brief is based on a systematic review examining which promotional approaches are effective in changing handwashing and sanitation behaviour, and which implementation factors affect the success or failure of such interventions.

Does agricultural certification improve well-being?

Systematic review Brief 3ie PDF icon 2017  
This brief is based on a systematic review that assesses the impact of agriculture certification schemes for improving socially sustainable and fairer production for smallholder farmers and workers.

What factors impact the effectiveness of emergency WASH interventions?

Systematic review Brief 3ie PDF icon 2016  
This brief is based on a systematic review that synthesised evidence on WASH interventions implemented in the first 12 months of an emergency response.

Does community-based rehabilitation improve lives of people with disabilities?

Systematic review Brief 3ie PDF icon 2016  
This brief is based on 3ie’s systematic review summary Community-based rehabilitation for people with disabilities. The systematic review looks at the impact of community-based rehabilitation (CBR) on health, education, livelihoods, social inclusion and empowerment.

Measuring spillovers matters

Systematic review Brief 3ie PDF icon 2016  
This brief is based on the systematic review, The identification and measurement of health-related spillovers in impact evaluations: a systematic review by Benjamin-Chung et al. It tries to identify mechanisms that trigger spillover through geographic or social proximity, learning or imitation, norm-shaping, income and substitute effects, general equilibrium effects and relative deprivation.

What is the impact of education programmes on children's learning and school participation?

Systematic review Brief 3ie PDF icon 2016  
This brief is based on the systematic review summary, The impact of education programmes on learning and school participation in low- and middle-income countries by Snilstveit et. al. The report summarises the findings of a 3ie systematic review of the impact of 216 education programmes in 52 low- and middle-income countries.

What is the evidence on smallholder agriculture interventions in Africa?

Systematic review Brief 3ie PDF icon 2016  
This brief is based on The Effects of Training, Innovation and New Technology on African Smallholder Farmers’ Economic Outcomes and Food Security: A Systematic Review, by Stewart et al. synthesises evidence from 19 impact evaluations that study the effect of training, innovations and new technology interventions on income, assets and food security.

Do self-help groups empower women? Evidence from a systematic review

Systematic review Brief 3ie PDF icon 2016  
Poverty combined with structural factors that perpetuate social marginalisation cause women to be doubly disadvantaged. Promoting self-help groups (SHGs) has been the institutional response of development practitioners, governments, civil society and donors, especially in South Asia.