Mustaqbali is a flagship program at Alnahda that offers guidance to young women who are in secondary education to prepare them for future pursuits and the transition into the labor market. The aim of the program is to support young female graduates to build personal skills, gain awareness of academic and career opportunities, as well as develop a feasible plan for their future. The program seeks to increase economic opportunities for women and ultimately raise female labor market participation. The Research Program is implemented a retrospective impact assessment of the Mustaqbali program. The overall goal of the assessment is to determine the medium-term impact of Mustaqbali on beneficiaries’ educational attainment, personal and professional development and access to the labor market. Additional aims are to determine who benefits most and least from Mustaqbali and how recipients perceive and benefit from their experience at Mustaqbali. Past beneficiaries of the program were surveyed and compared to beneficiaries who did not participate in the program yet, who otherwise share very similar characteristics as their counterparts. The Research Program will also work with Mustaqbali team to set he grounds for more comprehensive and thorough impact evaluations in the future.

In a collaboration with Numou Center for Education, Alnahda Research Program implemented an impact assessment of Century Tech platform on improving student academic attainment, particularly in the Arabic language subject, as well as examine student engagement and satisfaction with the platform. The research has also examined how CT can be effectively integrated into schools, by capturing the experiences of teachers. The study sample targeted elementary school students in several private schools in Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The study period took place during the second semester of the academic year 2020-2021, which coincided with a time when schools were forced to close and transition to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Khazna, first launched in 2017, aims to address the gap in financial literacy programs in Saudi Arabia by targeting women who are financial decision makers in lowincome households. The Research Program conducted a randomized controlled trial to determine the short and medium-term impacts of the program on the knowledge, attitudes and practices of participants as well as household financial outcomes. It also aimed to compare the impact of two versions of the program, to identify how best to design the course going forward. The comparison tests the impact of offering personal coaching, as opposed to traditional classroom lectures.

The Research Program carried out the Central Riyadh Census in collaboration with the Royal Commission of Riyadh City. The project included the design and implementation of three survey instruments: HOUSEHOLD SURVEY BUILDING SURVEY STREET SURVEYVEY Data collection was carried out across six neighborhoods within Central Riyadh, including: Aloud, Almargan, Alamal, Alfoutah, Althulaim , Almurabaa

Takafu Initiative aims to produce a periodic report that measures equal opportunity between men and women in the private sector. The Report evaluates 1) participation of men and women in the labor force and gender representation within each industry, 2) career development and the representation of men and women in leadership and management positions, and finally 3) comparison of the average compensation earned by both gender in the market. The Report is developed through analyzing administrative data collected through official government sources to gain a first-hand understanding on the gender gap in the workforce, surveying a sample of employees and employers in the market to determine the factors that drive the existing gap and highlight challenges and success stories, and finally reviewing existing labor policies and current programs that impact access to opportunities between men and women.)

The research aims to examine the entrepreneurial aspirations of female high school students coming from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. This project was executed within the research collaboration between HRSD and Harvard Kennedy School Evidence for Policy Design and implemented by a research team led by Dr. Alessandra Gonzalez, University of Chicago, and in collaboration with Alnahda Society

“Expanding female access to the labor market through affordable commute” is a project executed within the ongoing collaboration between HRDF and Harvard Kennedy School’s Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD), and implemented by researchers from Harvard and Duke Universities, in collaboration with Alnahda Society. The study aims to measure the impact of the cost of mobility on women's access to employment, and the extent to which cost can be reduced by electronic services (Uber) or programs (Wusool). The research will rigorously measure the impact of a set of policies intended to increase women’s mobility and labor market access (e.g. driving licenses for women, transportation subsidies, etc.) and offer insights on the most effective options.