

Rebecca Smith
Senior Policy Manager, Innovations for Policy Action
Rebecca Smith is a Senior Policy Manager at IPA where she provides technical assistance to teams to ensure that evidence is sought, used, and applied by decision-makers. Rebecca writes policy communication materials and develops strategies to translate lessons from evidence into insights for policy and programming. Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Vassar College and a Master of Philosophy in Justice and Transformation from the University of Cape Town.
Recent work by Rebecca Smith
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Realising childcare’s full potential in low- and middle-income countries
Childcare can contribute to a ‘triple social and economic dividend,’ by improving early childhood development outcomes, increasing women’s participation in the labour market, and creating new jobs and businesses.
Published 23.08.24