Our CREO survey measured literacy and numeracy outcomes of approximtely 10,000 children living in 200 villages in rural Guinea-Bissau. The survey revealed that, despite reasonably regular attendance at schools, as well as access to UN school lunch programmes, the children were learning very little. Only 27% of children aged 7-17 were able to add two single digits, and just 19% of these children could read a simple word. The dismal results from this survey motivated our decision to embark on the ROPE trial.
The Comprehensive Rural Health Project in Maharashsra State, India, founded in 1975 was one of the first attempts to sharply improve health outcomes in rural Indian villages through a focus on improving health knowledge and practices at the community level, alongside inexpensive clinical treatments. Despite its long history and fame, there was no rigorous analysis of the outcomes of this work. Effective Intervention, alongside our partners at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and with the assistance of CRHP's founder , the late Dr Raj Arole, developped novel techniques to rigorously measure outcomes of this historically important project.
We aim to help improve children's lives through providing better health, numeracy and literacy, as a package of care. Many of our aid projects are designed as randomized controlled trials in order that we can confidently measure outcomes.
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