PROTOCOL: Value chain interventions for improving women's economic empowerment: A mixed‐method systematic review by Suchi Kapoor Malhotra, Ashrita Saran, Sabina Singh, Swati Mantri, Neha Gupta, Ratika Bhandari, Howard White, Ranjitha Puskur, Sarah Young, Hugh Waddington, Edoardo Masset

“…Finally, this review aims to refine the theory of change that describes how value chain interventions lead to women's economic empowerment using evidence drawn from both rigorous quantitative impact evaluation studies and qualitative studies.…”
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PROTOCOL: Interventions to increase youth employment: An evidence and gap map by Robert Apunyo, Howard White, Caroline Otike, Thomas Katairo, Sussana Puerto, Drew Gardiner, Alison A. Kinengyere, John Eyers, Ashrita Saran, Ekwaro A. Obuku

“…Abstract The research question guiding the production of the youth employment evidence and gap map (EGM) is stated as follows: What is the nature and extent of the evidence base of impact evaluations and systematic reviews on youth employment programmes in the world? …”
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Interventions to increase youth employment: An evidence and gap map by Robert Apunyo, Howard White, Caroline Otike, Thomas Katairo, Susana Puerto, Drew Gardiner, Alison Annet Kinengyere, John Eyers, Ashrita Saran, Ekwaro A. Obuku

“…Additional criterion is; study publication or availability period of between 2000 and 2021. Only impact evaluations and systematic reviews that included impact evaluations were selected. …”
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Studies of the effectiveness of transport sector interventions in low‐ and middle‐income countries: An evidence and gap map by Suchi Kapoor Malhotra, Howard White, Nina Ashley O. Dela Cruz, Ashrita Saran, John Eyers, Denny John, Ella Beveridge, Nina Blöndal

“…This is a map of effectiveness studies (impact evaluations). The impact evaluations include experimental designs, nonexperimental designs, and regression designs. …”
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Effectiveness of road safety interventions: An evidence and gap map by Rahul Goel, Geetam Tiwari, Mathew Varghese, Kavi Bhalla, Girish Agrawal, Guneet Saini, Abhaya Jha, Denny John, Ashrita Saran, Howard White, Dinesh Mohan

“…Search Methods The EGM includes systematic reviews and impact evaluations assessing the effect of interventions for RTI reported in academic databases, organization websites, and grey literature sources. …”
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Effectiveness of interventions for improving livelihood outcomes for people with disabilities in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review by Xanthe Hunt, Ashrita Saran, Lena Morgon Banks, Howard White, Hannah Kuper

“…Search Methods The search, up to date as of February 2020, comprised of: (1) an electronic search of databases (MEDLINE, Embase, PsychINFO, CAB Global Health, ERIC, PubMED and CINAHL), (2) screening of all included studies in the instances where reviews were identified, (3) screening reference lists and citations of identified recent papers and reviews, and (4) An electronic search of a range of organisational websites and databases (including ILO, R4D, UNESCO and WHO) using the keyword search for unpublished grey to ensure maximum coverage of unpublished literature, and reduce the potential for publication bias Selection Criteria We included all studies which reported on impact evaluations of interventions to improve livelihood outcomes for people with disabilities in LMIC. …”
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Effectiveness of interventions for improving social inclusion outcomes for people with disabilities in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review by Ashrita Saran, Xanthe Hunt, Howard White, Hannah Kuper

“…Selection Criteria We included all studies which reported on impact evaluations of interventions to improve social inclusion outcomes for people with disabilities in LMIC. …”
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PROTOCOL: Effects of interventions to improve access to financial services for micro‐, small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises in low‐ and middle‐income countries: An evidence and gap... by Nina Ashley Dela Cruz, Alyssa Cyrielle B. Villanueva, Lovely Ann Tolin, Sabrina Disse, Robert Lensink, Howard White

“…The map, on the other hand, covers outcome domains for policy environment, financial inclusion, firm performance, and welfare. Impact evaluations or systematic reviews of relevant interventions for a previously defined target population are included in the EGM. …”
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