What works in Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde has implemented significant evidence-based reforms across governance, education, and conservation. Lei da Paridade achieved a major gain in women's political representation, raising National Assembly seats from 23.6% to 38.9% following the 2019 gender parity law—an 11-seat increase in a single electoral cycle. Programa Mundu Novu improved digital access in schools, reducing the student-to-computer ratio from 208:1 to 65:1 in secondary schools between 2003 and 2009 across 29 equipped schools. Raso Lark translocation work demonstrates conservation capacity, with 37 critically endangered birds successfully translocated and confirmed breeding on Santa Luzia island by 2019.