b'The Pulte InstituteforGlobal DevelopmentPoverty Initiative Opens Pathway to New Research Opportunities in the Global SouthAdditional support provided by the Poverty Initiative is already impacting our efforts to support this endeavor. New research led by Pulte faculty and other researchers is underway to address barriers to human flourishing specific to sustainability and education; initial findings are expected from each in the second half of 2024.The two multi-country studies are examining:Innovating Pathways out of Poverty inAccelerating Pathways out of Poverty Forested Landscapes Through Literacy InterventionsThis research program is intended to designThe Pulte Institute is partnering with three and pilot community-based interventions thatinternational organizations toimplement reduce rural poverty while also protecting naturalongoing foundational skills programs to answer resources. Seeking to understand why manythe question What combination of interventions interventions have fallen short and to determineis necessary to change the trajectory of a childs what strategies produce more sustainablelife in early grades? Incorporating classroom outcomes, this multi-country study attemptsinstruction, afterschool and summer school to measure how community-based efforts canremediation, and engaging with school- and achieve a balance between human well-being andcommunity-based partners, the research seeks the environment. In the first year of this study, theto identify the most effective ways to address team is conducting a systematic literature reviewdifferences in school persistence and student of randomized control trials (RCTs) in rural forestoutcomes to support long-term economic areas of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)outcomes and well-being.to examine outcomes related to environmental protection and poverty reduction. Countries:Kenya, Uganda, and SenegalFaculty Leadership: T.J. DAgostino, Patrizio Countries: India, Kenya, Peru Piraino, Maurice Sikenyi, Fernanda SoaresFaculty Leadership: Dan Miller, Krister Andersson, Lakshmi Iyer, and Ellis AdamsRead about the breadth of the Pulte Institutes work to end global poverty and promote sustainability in the pages that follow.On these pages: Researchers, policymakers, and practitioners convene in Nairobi, Kenya, in October 2023 for the Forests and Livelihoods: Assessment Research and Engagement (FLARE) Annual Meeting, a conference dedicated to promoting cutting-edge research that improves lives in rural communities25through sustainable forestry practices. Image by Phillip Rachel Ventures Entertainment.23 | 2023-24 Annual Review'