With speakers from Asia, Latin America, and Africa, on December 7, TECHO the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Abdul Latif Jameel Center for Research at its J-PAL TEN event. Through a series of presentations, the center commemorated a decade of work, including more than 400 projects in 55 countries, with research focused on overcoming poverty.

TECHO chaplain, Juan Cristóbal Beytía, was among the speakers who participated in the event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The research, which focused on the emergency housing construction program that J-PAL carried out in collaboration with TECHO El Salvador, Uruguay, and Mexico, was presented alongside other papers covering such diverse areas as agriculture, education, energy and the environment, finance, and health, among other topics.

Beytía presented some of the results to the audience and explained how they reinforce the model the organization currently uses in the settlements where it works. “Throughout the entire process, we seek creative solutions, as we believe families play a fundamental role in generating proposals. They themselves are the most creative if you listen to them. In the spaces we create together with volunteers, they share their perspectives and community priorities,” she explained during her presentation.”

“It has been wonderful to have Juan Cristóbal Beytía participate in J-PAL@TEN. “Juan Cristóbal explained how TECHO worked to integrate rigorous evaluation into its operating model—which includes emergency housing construction as one of its programs—serving as an example for other organizations that can follow its lead and consider the benefits that this type of collaboration brings,” added the research center’s executive director,Rachel Glennerster.

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Watch #JPALTEN live. Program: https://t.co/Pt1n06TL66. Stream: https://t.co/1Hr0zFuHsl

— Fernando Irarrázaval (@Cucho) December 7, 2013

Now, the program director of India's largest NGO is speaking #jpalten pic.twitter.com/WeHaaXcDXa — Fernando Irarrázaval (@Cucho) December 7, 2013

Surprise video message from Bono at #jpalten “Today @JPAL_Global is more important than ever” pic.twitter.com/MWOSsksXvp — Oscar Pocasangre (@oscarpocasangre) December 7, 2013

This is the panel of politicians, former secretaries, and state councilors from France, Chile, and the United States #jpalten pic.twitter.com/InNgiVqRA6

— Herberto Rodríguez (@Herbertorod) December 7, 2013

In El Salvador, we saw improvements not only in housing but also in the sense of security that comes with it. @JKBeytia @JPAL_LAC #jpalten

— TECHO @UnTecho) December 7, 2013

E. Duflo: “We still know very little; there are still many very important questions that need to be answered.” #jpalten http://t.co/eTVzVXKeaK

— J-PAL LAC (@JPAL_LAC) December 7, 2013

Along with speakers from Asia, Latin America, and Africa, TECHO the celebration of the^10th anniversary of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab on December 7, as part of the J-PALTEN event. Through presentations, the center commemorated more than 400 projects in 55 different countries, with research aimed at eradicating poverty.

, TECHO chaplain, Juan Cristobal Beytía, was one of the speakers who participated in the event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The research on the emergency housing construction program that J-PAL conducted in collaboration with TECHO El Salvador, Uruguay, and Mexico was among the presentations given in various fields, such as agriculture, education, energy, health, and so on.

Beytía shared with the audience some of the results of the model that the institution currently implements in the communities where it works. “Throughout the process, we seek creative solutions, because we believe that families play an important role in generating ideas. They are the most creative ones—if you listen to them. In the space we create with the volunteers, they share their expectations and social priorities,” he said at the conference.

“It has been wonderful to have Juan Cristóbal Beytía here at J-PALTEN. Juan Cristóbal explained how TECHO integrated rigorous evaluation into its work model to assess the construction of emergency housing in one of its programs, serving as an example for other organizations to follow and reap the benefits of this type of collaboration,” says the Center’s Executive Director, Rachel Glennerster.

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Still live#JPALTEN. Program: https://t.co/Pt1n06TL66. Streaming: https://t.co/1Hr0zFuHsl

— Fernando Irarrázaval (@Cucho)December 7, 2013

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— Herberto Rodríguez (@Herbertorod)December 7, 2013

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— TECHO @UnTecho)December 7, 2013

E. Duflo: “We know just a little; we still don’t have answers to many important questions.”#jpaltenhttp://t.co/eTVzVXKeaK

— J-PAL LAC (@JPAL_LAC)December 7, 2013