Global programs / Higher education solutions network (HESN)
This paper provides an empirical exploration of the “rice theory of culture” which implies that rice cultivation promotes a culture of cooperation and peace. DEC abstract (PA-00Z-8MT)
A panel at the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities conference highlighted the HESN program.1 The C&D Lab hired staff for three positions, submitted an M&E Plan and a Year Two Workplan, and created a student intern program.2 Two members of the HESN USAID Office accompanied a visiting expert and worked with C&D Lab staff and Academy students.2
Source: generated from documents. Each number opens the page it was written from.
Operated in: Africa South of Sahara, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala, Mexico, East Africa, Sudan, Ghana, Afghanistan, Southeast Asia, Syria, Latin America, Asia, Middle East.
When the program ran, from its start year to the latest document year. A hatched bar means the start is our estimate.
Axis: award years, end from years in documents. The start year comes from award fiscal year; the end is the latest document year, so the program may have run longer.
A few documents to read first. Each opens in the side panel, with the PDF to download.
Evaluation studies and evaluation-type documents linked to this program.
| External evaluation of the School of Public Health in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2016 | Linked evaluation |
| Midterm performance evaluation of the higher education solutions network (HESN) | 2016 | Linked evaluation |
| Performance evaluation of USAID/Mexico's crime and violence prevention activity : juntos para la prevencion de la violencia | 2020 | Linked evaluation |
Showing 3 of 4 evaluations.
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A & M University (TAMU). Center on Conflict and Development | implementer | 2013 to 2022 | Stated in a document | 22 sources |
| Center on Conflict and Development at Texas A&M University | implementer | 2017 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
Awards, topics, similar programs and how to read this page.
Scope: global. Set by the countries the program's documents name most often. High confidence.
How sure we are: 1.
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| OAA-A-13-00003 (cooperative agreement, FY2013) | 2013 to 2022 | Stated in a document |
Showing 10 of 14 documents.
| Title | Year | Type |
|---|
| Texas A&M University Center on Conflict & Development | implementer | 2014 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Texas A&M University Conflict & Development Center | implementer | 2013 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Higher Education Solutions Network (HESN) | implementer | 2018 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| data error: fact without evidence Award OAA-TO-15-00043 | |||
Districts, regions and facilities named in the program's own documents, not verified sites. Place dots exist for Malawi and Guatemala only so far.
Sample Built from district names in Malawi documents while the full place data loads; it is not yet the finished place list.
Solid: the documents describe the program's work there. Faint: named in the program's documents. Bigger means more mentions. Shown: region or province, district; squares are facilities.
| 26 sources |
| OAA-A-12-00011 (cooperative agreement, FY2012) | 2018 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| OAA-A-12-00095 (cooperative agreement, FY2012) | 2018 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| OAA-A-12-00096 (cooperative agreement, FY2012) | 2018 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| OAA-A-13-00002 (cooperative agreement, FY2013) | 2018 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| OAA-A-13-00004 (cooperative agreement, FY2013) | 2018 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| OAA-A-13-00006 (cooperative agreement, FY2013) | 2018 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| OAA-A-13-00018 (cooperative agreement, FY2013) | 2018 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| AID-OAA-A-13-00003-CONDEVFY17MIDYEARREPORT (award, fiscal year not recorded) | 2017 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| OAA-I-15-00019 (idiq, FY2015) | 2016 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| OAA-TO-15-00043 (task order, FY2015) | 2016 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | 2013 to 2022 | Stated in a document | 17 sources |
| Uniter States Agency for International Development | 2017 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | 2018 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
Sector profile (computed): Higher education, universities and scholarships 27%; Conflict mitigation and reconciliation 22%; Health systems, policy and finance (general health) 6%
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Program key awd:OAA-A-13-00003