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Nov
20
2023
HYBRID
Washington, DC
9:30—11:00 AM ET / 2:30-4:00 PM GMT
November 06, 2023
In this seminar, a team of researchers at CGD and others will present new analysis of USAID's evaluation portfolio, quantifying the impacts on pupils' reading outcomes and examining the cost-effectiveness of American aid. The presentation will be followed by a discussion of policy implications and b...
Oct
5
2023
HYBRID
London, UK
11:00—12:30 PM EDT | 4 - 5.30 PM BST
September 07, 2023
This event, co-hosted by Malala Fund and the Center for Global Development, will highlight the links between education and climate change. How can education, especially for girls, be resilient to climate change? We will explore these issues with a panel of experts spanning research, governance, and ...
Jun
12
2023
11:30—1:30 PM EDT | 4.30 - 6.30 PM BST
June 05, 2023
Sir Masood Ahmed, CGD’s President, will be joined by Laura Frigenti, Global Partnership for Education (GPE) CEO, for a conversation on “Schooling for All: Feasible Strategies to Achieve Universal Education”. After 30 years in multilateral organizations, government and non-profits, covering senior po...
Feb
1
2023
10:00—11:00 AM ET
January 24, 2023
During this one-hour event hosted by the Center for Global Development, Courtenay Cabot Venton, Founder of the Share Trust and lead author of the study, will present the findings from the analysis and discuss the implications for the aid sector with other leading experts. We will be joined by Naomi ...
Dec
15
2022
10:30—12:30 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)/ 3:30 - 5:30pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
November 28, 2022
Please join us in our London office for a conversation with Abhijeet Singh, Associate Professor, Stockholm School of Economics and CGD Non-Resident Fellow, moderated by CGD Senior Fellow Susannah Hares.
Nov
14
2022
VIRTUAL
8:30—12:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)/ 1:30—5:00pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
October 28, 2022
Climate change, conflict, food insecurity, and pandemics. These global challenges are growing in urgency, and complexity—and they are not confined by borders. While wealthy countries are aging and their growth rates are faltering, the traditional manufacturing-led path to rapid growth in poorer coun...
Oct
27
2022
3:30—5:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
October 21, 2022
There are signs that India’s growth boom has stalled, and the pace of monetary poverty reduction decelerated. The Modi government has responded with what Arvind Subramanian has called "the new welfarism," involving massive public spending on essentially private goods and services like bank accounts,...
Sep
21
2022
11:00—12:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
September 14, 2022
This is an event hosted by J-PAL Africa and features Susannah Hares Senior Fellow and Global Education Co-Director at the Center for Global Development
Are you a policymaker working to improve gender equity in education? Join us for an overview of the evidence on how to get girls into school, and...
Sep
22
2022
10:00—11:30 AM Sep 22, 2022 10:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
September 08, 2022
Children around the world are exposed to unconscionable levels of violence. In some regions, two thirds of children suffer physical violence and one third of girls suffer sexual abuse. Violence has devastating effects on brain development, health outcomes, and educational achievement all of which di...
Mar
24
2022
12:00—2:15 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
March 18, 2022
The rise of private schools implies that many children in low-income countries now live in villages and towns with substantial school choice. The success of any policy—from vouchers to school consolidation—will therefore depend on what this school choice entails and how education markets function.