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Moitshepi Matsheng

Principal Investigator, Botswana

Moitshepi Matsheng is the Co-Founder & Managing Director of Youth Impact Organisation, a youth-led movement reaching 200,000 + young people in 10 countries. Youth Impact’s mission is to scale high-impact health and education programmes. She is a social innovator focused on bringing evidence based education programmes to be institutionalised in government systems.

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Journal article

Mobile education builds resilience during shocks in five countries

9 September 2026

Noam Angrist, Micheal Ainomugisha, Sai Pramod Bathena, Peter Bergman, Colin Crossley, Claire Cullen, Thato Letsomo, Moitshepi Matsheng, Rene Marlon Panti, Shwetlena Sabarwal and Tim Sullivan

India, Kenya, Uganda, Nepal, Philippines, Implementation science, Randomised trial

The study, led by researchers at the University of Oxford’s What Works Hub for Global Education and other organisations, present results from five randomised trials in India, Kenya, Nepal, the Philippines and Uganda to evaluate the provision of education in emergency settings. Read more

Working paper

Building resilient education systems: Experimental evidence across five countries

12 February 2026

Noam Angrist, Micheal Ainomugisha, Sai Pramod Bathena, Peter Bergman, Colin Crossley, Claire Cullen, Thato Letsomo, Moitshepi Matsheng, Rene Marlon Panti, Shwetlena Sabarwal and Tim Sullivan

India, Cross-country, Kenya, Uganda, Nepal, Philippines

This working paper presents results from five randomised trials in India, Kenya, Nepal, Philippines, and Uganda to evaluate the provision of education in emergency settings. The findings reveal it is possible to strengthen the resilience of education systems and to deliver effective learning gains across contexts and with governments. Read more

Insight note

A/B testing in education: rapid experimentation to optimise programme cost-effectiveness

22 October 2024

Noam Angrist, Amanda Beatty, Claire Cullen and Moitshepi Matsheng

Botswana, Implementation science, Randomised trial

This insight note explores the practical benefits of A/B testing in education, highlighting its ability to optimise interventions quickly and at a low cost in low- and middle-income countries. Read more

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