Updates

School Students Mixed Methods Study:
Empatika is currently implementing a mixed methods study in partnership with Stats4SD to provide insights on the supporting factors to help children succeed in school and in their futures, including areas such as school environment, learning outcomes, supporting environment, nutrition and sanitation. The study includes a quantitative survey, an Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) test, along with an RCA immersion. This is Empatika's first experience implementing a quantitative survey and the same researchers that carried out the survey in August returned last month for conducting the RCA immersion. We're excited about this opportunity to develop a fully-integrated mixed methods report. Having our researchers conduct the quantitative survey provided valuable capacity building along with additional learning for the immersion-phase of the research. The final report is expected to be completed early next year.

Empatika researchers used icebreaking activities to let the students have fun, feel comfortable, and begin to get to know the researchers before conducting the survey.

An Empatika researcher conducting the survey with a student. We used mobile phones/tablets with ODK forms for conducting the survey.

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Post-Disaster Multi-Purpose Cash Transfer Assistance:
This study intends to understand the experiences and perceptions of people in communities where Multi Purpose Cash Transfer Assistance has been provided post-disaster in Central Sulawesi and Lombok. The Empatika team finished the fieldwork in July and is now working on the final report.