Yi Ning Wong

Read Jakiela's and my new, practitioner-focused paper on fathers, and find...

• 5 things we know about how fathers engage in early childhood development in low- & middle-income countries

• 3 suggestions to improve programs intended to engage fathers

drive.google.com/file/d/1K8pF...

How big are the returns to early investments in literacy and numeracy?📚

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Children Are Being Poisoned Because of Bureaucratic Inertia This month saw joint meetings of the Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Convention. These meetings are held once every two years, and are the key mechanisms for in...

Despite it's ability to cause substantial harm to human health, lead chromate is still not regulated by the Rotterdam Convention, likely due in part to bureaucratic inertia.

More from @leecrawfurd.bsky.social & @rorytodd98.bsky.social:
www.cgdev.org/blog/childre...

A matchmaking service with a twist: Connecting big givers to programs cut by USAID A former USAID worker has a new mission. She's hoping to connect philanthropists with overseas programs that have lost — or are likely to lose — their U.S. funding.

@cgdev.org we have produced a lot of analysis showing the impact of USAID cuts.

In a new initiative, a team is identifying some of the most cost-effective exUSAID programs that can still be rescued and match them with donors willing to fund them.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...

In a new paper, we show continuing exports of lead paint pigment from countries including the US, Canada, the UK, and Spain, despite these countries placing strong restrictions (even bans in UK/EU) on its use in their own territories.

At the very least, he must guarantee that every penny of this reduced aid budget is actually spent overseas--not on admin costs or refugee hotels in the UK (4/4)

"The UK government will cut spending on development assistance from 0.5% to 0.3% in 2027 to fund the greater investment in defence", Prime Minister Keir Starmer says.
 
@cgdev.org’s @ianmitchell1.bsky.social responds:

To respond to viral claims from Elon Musk and others:

No, 90 Percent of Aid Is Not Skimmed Off Before Reaching Target Communities

Explainer with @justsand.bsky.social here: www.cgdev.org/blog/no-90-p...

what's on the sign?

This year 100 countries attended the First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence against Children ...

Gabriella Smarrelli & @yiningw.bsky.social @cgdev.org
are tracking their commitments

www.cgdev.org/blog/how-are...