Egypt Impact Lab

The Egypt Impact Lab was established in collaboration between the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab for the Middle East and North Africa at the American University in Cairo in 2022. The Lab aims to enhance the effectiveness of Egyptian poverty reduction policies by rigorously evaluating promising and innovative government programs and using its findings to scale up the implementation of those programs and policies. The lab is interested in building a culture of evidence-based policymaking within government institutions by building the capacity of government partners to use evidence in designing programs and their actual reach to target groups, as well as using administrative data to facilitate the production of evidence. The work of the Egyptian Impact Lab revolves around the main priorities of the government, which are: poverty reduction in rural Egypt, social protection and poverty alleviation, employment and development of small, medium and micro enterprises, gender-based empowerment and family development, and promoting the green economy. The Center for Innovative Environmental Policies (HAPI) was established, which in turn focuses on supporting the Egyptian government's climate change policies and strategies. The center is also a representative of the Water and Air Lab in the region, like the rest of the laboratories affiliated with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab. The Egyptian Impact Lab also works with its strategic partners, namely the Ministry of Social Solidarity, the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency, the National Council for Women, and the National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development, with the aim of enhancing and strengthening the impact of major national programs and initiatives, which include a decent life and the national project for family development, to improve development outcomes for all Egyptians. It is worth noting that the Egyptian Impact Lab was established with the support of founding partners, the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development and Community Jameel, in addition to additional support from UNICEF Egypt. The lab is one of the most important initiatives under the umbrella of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, supported by CoImpact and Community Jameel.

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