Results for Development Institute Inc.

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

Signed

Nov 11, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$8,229,868

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Governance - in 2012, r4d continued its work on its two flagship governance projects - the transparency and accountability program phase 3 and the strengthening institutions project. In addition, the program launched building bridges for better spending in southeast asia, a usaid-funded project supporting social accountability in 4 countries in southeast asia. R4d carried out the second year of the three-year transparency and accountability program (tap). The team designed and led two technical support and peer learning workshops for the 18 civil society organizations tap supports in burkina faso, ghana, kenya, rwanda, senegal, tanzania, and uganda. Partners worked on their citizen report card and community score card projects, empowering communities, monitoring public spending and services, and advocating for improvements. Tap released four videos highlighting the importance of social accountability interventions and the work of three partners.as the lead technical partner of the strengthening institutions project, r4d provided in-person and virtual technical support and training to fourteen think tanks across the world to design and undertake public expenditure analysis in the health, education, and water sectors. The think tank partners finalized cost effectiveness studies in the three sectors, and r4d led the technical review of these research projects. In addition, r4d (in collaboration with the global development network) led a peer learning workshop in istanbul for the fourteen partners to share findings and feedback, to develop constructive engagement plans, and to participate in trainings for the policy simulation work they led in 2012 and 2013. In 2012, r4d governance launched the usaid building bridges for better spending in southeast asia program, which it co-leads with the indonesia-based bandung institute for governance studies (bigs). Over the course of the year, r4d and bigs selected and provided technical assistance to partner organizations throughout southeast asia, who as part of the project began new efforts to improve public health and education services in their countries. In addition, r4d began work on an online platform for highlighting social accountability work in southeast asia.

Activity 3

Market dynamics - in 2012, the market dynamics team continued to build on its strength in the health sector while tackling a new set of challenges in the nutrition sector. A few of the highlights are presented below.optimizing value in the purchase of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets: through 2015, over 560 million long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (llins) are required to achieve and maintain universal coverage in africa, at a total global cost of $2.4 billion. With gates foundation support, the market dynamics team developed concrete strategies to save the global community up to $600 million over 5 years, which can finance the purchase of 150m bed nets and cover 300m more individuals. This first-of-its kind work included consultations with over 140 actors across the private and public sectors, including all 10 who pesticide evaluation scheme (whopes)-recommended llin manufacturers.strategies include financial incentives to drive uptake of the most cost-effective llins while ensuring development and use of innovative new technologies (e.g. Path to market for resistance products). For example, simple changes - i.e. Reducing fragmentation from the over 200+ supplier offerings (i.e. Of shape, size, etc.) to 70 choices - can save $290m without impacting end usage. R4d is now working to advise strategy implementation by working with major financiers and normative agencies (i.e. Who, usg, gates).new frontiers in nutrition:with support from the gates foundation, the market dynamics team undertook a two-phase project focused on developing and scaling the micronutrient powder market to address deficiencies in partnership with the micronutrient initiative (mi). Particular emphasis was placed on testing the viability of a commercial approach through intensive engagement with private sector. In phase 1, the team developed strategies to increase mnp access through expansion of consumer demand and enhanced supplier engagement in improved product characteristics, marketing, and distribution. In phase 2 (2013) the team is developing a scale-up strategy to be implemented across 2-3 countries. Key facts include:- malnutrition kills more than 2.5 million children worldwide each year.- micronutrient powders (mnps) are available for just pennies a day ($1.80 for a full 60-day course) to address iron, iodine, and vitamin a deficiencies and can be sprinkled on a child's food.- despite low cost and simplicity, millions of children still lack access to the product.- available today through public sector / ngos, but these programs have limited reach.un commission on life saving commodities for women & childrenthe market dynamics team supported the united nations commission on life saving commodities for women & children, aimed at expanding access to essential health commodities (e.g. Family planning, antiseptic products to prevent infection, antibiotics to treat pneumonia, zinc/ors for diarrhea, etc.), to save over 3 million lives annually.- co-chaired by prime minister of norway, jens stoltenberg, and president of nigeria, goodluck jonathan.- other commissioners included ceos of fortune 500 companies, directors of major foundations (e.g. Chris elias of the bill and melinda gates foundation, jamie cooper-hohn of the children's investment fund foundation), and leaders of development agencies (e.g. Raj shah of usaid)kanika bahl served as co-chair of the market shaping working group, one of three groups providing recommendations to the commissioners. In a closed-door meeting in may 2012, commissioners approved all market shaping recommendations.praziquantel (pzq) sustainable supply:the market dynamics team was asked by the gates foundation with to evaluate and secure the sustainability of supply for drugs to treat the neglected tropical disease schistosomiasis. The team collaborated with partners across the market-major donors (dfid, usaid), procurement agents, api suppliers, and key formulators-to map constraints and recommend strategies to brea

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EIN

20-8530747