Executive summary: In its first year, NOVAH—a charity incubated by Charity Entrepreneurship—successfully piloted a low-cost, AI-assisted radio drama in Rwanda to promote gender equality and reduce intimate partner violence (IPV), reaching an estimated 30,000 listeners and reporting promising early signals of impact, though more rigorous evaluation is needed to confirm effectiveness.
Key points:
Strategic partnerships accelerated progress: Collaborating with RWAMREC and Urunana DC enabled rapid startup, high-quality content, and credibility with global stakeholders.
Iterative, context-specific content design: NOVAH conducted a small A/B test of drama episodes to determine effective messaging, leading to a final script emphasizing shared financial decision-making and conflict mediation.
AI tools significantly increased operational efficiency: AI enabled faster script translation, broadcast monitoring, and holds potential for future transcript analysis and content adaptation.
Encouraging early outcomes from qualitative evaluation: A small study of 51 participants showed improvements in shared decision-making, communication, and help-seeking behavior, especially among men.
Cost-effective model with lean operations: Airing 14 episodes on national radio cost ~$5,000 and reached up to 1 million people; NOVAH maintains a small team and scales through partnerships.
Main uncertainty is impact magnitude: NOVAH estimates a 12.5% IPV reduction based on conservative modeling but plans more rigorous measurement in year two to validate cost-effectiveness.
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Executive summary: In its first year, NOVAH—a charity incubated by Charity Entrepreneurship—successfully piloted a low-cost, AI-assisted radio drama in Rwanda to promote gender equality and reduce intimate partner violence (IPV), reaching an estimated 30,000 listeners and reporting promising early signals of impact, though more rigorous evaluation is needed to confirm effectiveness.
Key points:
Strategic partnerships accelerated progress: Collaborating with RWAMREC and Urunana DC enabled rapid startup, high-quality content, and credibility with global stakeholders.
Iterative, context-specific content design: NOVAH conducted a small A/B test of drama episodes to determine effective messaging, leading to a final script emphasizing shared financial decision-making and conflict mediation.
AI tools significantly increased operational efficiency: AI enabled faster script translation, broadcast monitoring, and holds potential for future transcript analysis and content adaptation.
Encouraging early outcomes from qualitative evaluation: A small study of 51 participants showed improvements in shared decision-making, communication, and help-seeking behavior, especially among men.
Cost-effective model with lean operations: Airing 14 episodes on national radio cost ~$5,000 and reached up to 1 million people; NOVAH maintains a small team and scales through partnerships.
Main uncertainty is impact magnitude: NOVAH estimates a 12.5% IPV reduction based on conservative modeling but plans more rigorous measurement in year two to validate cost-effectiveness.
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