Juárez & Associates provided technical assistance in the development and operation of a contraceptive social marketing project in Peru. The objective of this two‑year project was to increase significantly the commercial availability of modern, effective contraceptives at an affordable price to the majority of urban and rural fertile‑age couples in Peru.
J&A completed a nationwide in-depth survey of 2,100 Hispanic tenants and homeowners to ascertain their opinions about their housing and HUD programs. The information obtained in this survey was supplemented by information from a sample of 200 entrepreneurs and professionals engaged in housing production and urban development.
This project is designed to strengthen the capacity of select two-year and three-year tertiary institutions in Guatemala, Honduras, and Jamaica, providing market-relevant, quality training to disadvantaged youth for increased employment.
As a subcontractor to Mathematica, J&A has worked on this study for several cohorts starting in 2017. J&A is responsible for the hiring and supervision of bilingual data collectors. Our data collectors have conducted classroom observations in infant/toddler classrooms, interviewed classroom teachers and center directors in Early Head Start centers across the country and accompanied home visitors to conduct observations of the interactions between home visitors, parents and their children.
Collaboratively with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and local partners, J&A works to increase the impact, scale, and sustainability of early-grade reading (EGR) in seven countries in the LAC region by building the capacity of governments and their key stakeholders through the development of knowledge resources and provision of technical assistance to implement evidence-based practices.
Assist Aspen Institute’s Streamlining Evidence Based Task Force to evaluate the role of evidence-based research and analysis in sustaining and increasing government funding for early childhood education programs, specifically targeting two-generation early childhood programs, in order to make recommendation for streamlining evidence-based qualification guidelines at federal and state levels.
The purpose of this five-year contract is to improve the quality of education as well as access to education by underserved populations, i.e., indigenous children, girls and out-of-school youth in Guatemala. Specifically, the project provides technical assistance needed to improve the quality and equity of student reading outcomes. Such technical assistance focuses on:
Reading outcomes are being improved through the Guatemala Ministry of Education structure, reaching as many schools as possible, especially in the Western Highlands region (specifically in Quetzaltenango, Huehuetenango, San Marcos, Totonicapán and Quiché), with the goal of achieving greater economic self-reliance and higher levels of civic engagement and educational achievement. The outcomes will provide underserved Guatemalan youth with increased education, economic and civic participation opportunities, thus increasing stability and economic growth in the Western Highlands.
Contact: Fernando Rubio, Chief of Party – frubio@juarezassociates.com
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Assist Aspen Institute’s Streamlining Evidence Based Task Force to evaluate the role of evidence-based research and analysis in sustaining and increasing government funding for early childhood education programs, specifically targeting two-generation early childhood programs, in order to make recommendation for streamlining evidence-based qualification guidelines at federal and state levels.
In French and Malagasy languages, J&A conducted an Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) for a regionally representative sample of students in Grades 2 and 5 in public and private elementary schools, utilizing low cost approaches for EGRA administration and innovative tablet technology. The purpose was to assess the reading skills of the 2014 cohort students who were completing Grades 2 and 5 in the public primary education system, disaggregated by region, to serve as a baseline for future similar assessments.
The primary goals of the First 5 LA Welcome Baby Impact Evaluation are
• To demonstrate the impact of the Welcome Baby program on maternal, child and family outcomes
• To determine whether the impact of the Welcome Baby program varies across maternal risk levels.
The J&A team is responsible for technical and logistical support and for collecting data for all families in the evaluation as well as ensuring appropriate sample retention and preparation of raw data files.
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