International

Building and using evidence to increase equity and opportunity across the globe.

Improving lives around the world

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Experts at the American Institutes for Research® (AIR) work around the globe to improve the quality and relevance of social, economic, and education programs in developing countries to empower individuals, communities, and institutions, and to ensure equitable access for all. Our international work covers AIR’s broad practice areas—education, health, human services, and workforce development—across the lifespan.

AIR conducts and applies rigorous research and evaluation to provide governments and international aid agencies with the tools, expertise and information they need to measure the effectiveness of programs, initiatives, and institutions. Through our technical assistance work, we help leaders, policymakers, and organizations build, pilot, and implement field-based activities in developing countries.
 

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David Seidenfeld

Senior Vice President, International Development
International Refugee Map

Interactive Map: Initiatives for Refugees and Internally Displaced People

AIR is active in more than 90 countries, with a portfolio of projects that includes displaced populations and causes for displacement such as climate crises, nutrition and food insecurity, conflict, and more. Explore our interactive map to learn about our work with refugees and internally displaced people.

All International Topics

Agriculture, Food Security, and Nutrition
Climate Change and Resilience
Gender Equality
International Education
- Early Childhood and Child Development
- Foundational Learning
- International Comparisons in Education
- Safe and Supportive Learning Environments
- Standards and Assessment

International Health and Social Protection
International Labor and Workforce
Monitoring and Evaluation, and Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting
Refugees and Internally Displaced People
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

Related Work

Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)

The Program for International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIACC) is a cyclical, large-scale, direct household assessment that compares the basic skills and competencies of adults around the world. It measures relationships between individuals’ backgrounds and cognitive skills in the areas of literacy, numeracy and problem-solving. AIR provides technical, analytical, and ...

Impact Evaluation of Zambia’s Multiple Category Transfer Grant Program

The Multiple Category Transfer Grant program (MCTG) in Zambia provides grants directly to poor, labor constrained households, empowering families to decide how best to meet their needs.
Beoog Biiga (Tomorrow’s Child) Project

Beoog Biiga (Tomorrow’s Child) Project, Burkina Faso McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Project

Of the approximately 175 countries on the World Bank’s Human Capital Index, Burkina Faso scores among the lowest, with more than 40 percent of the country’s population living below the national poverty line. In response to recurrent food crises, high levels of malnutrition, and low and unequal levels of education ...

School Management Committees/Parent-Teacher Councils

01 Jul 2010
This study of school management committees' (SMCs') and parent-teacher councils' (PTCs') development and their contributions describes successful interventions in community participation in school management in Pakistan.

World Bank: System Assessment and Benchmarking

AIR is developing a benchmarking tool as part of the World Bank’s System Assessment and Benchmarking for Education Results project that will allow countries to analyze their progress in implementing curriculum-based learning standards. The tool will be developed in conjunction with extensive research on the conditions and policies needed to ...

Honduras: The Honduran Improving Student Achievement Project

In close collaboration with local educators, AIR has led the development and implementation of standards and assessments in grades 1 through 11. Research studies on best teaching practices based on the results of the summative achievement tests now are disseminated nationally.

ED-LINKS Pakistan

In recent years, one of the most pressing problems that plagued public sector education in Pakistan was the perpetuation of outdated methods of teaching and learning. Students left the system with no capacity for critical thinking, or much worse, illiterate. The objective of ED-LINKS was to improve the quality and ...

Vulnerability for Households with Persons with Disabilities and HIV/AIDS in Chongwe, Zambia

22 Mar 2010
Little research has been done to understand the interplay between HIV/AIDS and disability at the household or community level, either nationally or globally. This pilot study is only the first of many necessary steps to understand the complex and little researched relationship between HIV/AIDS and disability. ...

Inclusive Education in Pakistan: Experiences and Lessons Learned from the ENGAGE Project

22 Mar 2010
The purpose of the ENGAGE Project in Pakistan was to increase the participation of Disabled People’s Organizations and people with disabilities in the planning and implementation of development efforts.

Farmer Voice Radio

Farmer Voice Radio is a network of radio broadcasters, agricultural experts, and farmers to provide millions of small farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa a broad variety of agriculture-related radio programming. The network gives small farmers access to current information, useful resources, and new farming techniques to help them improve their productivity, ...