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CGD works to reduce global poverty and improve lives through innovative economic research that drives better policy and practice by the world’s top decision makers.
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100+
policy proposals for a better world
18
years in operation
500+
working papers
$15m
mobilized to support female peacekeepers following CGD's proposal (CAD)
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May 18, 2020
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With schools closed for hundreds of million students around the world, many have hoped that “edtech” can help keep children learning via internet, apps, and mobiles. A new database published by the EdTech Hub shows that though use of edtech products serving African countries has doubled in the last month, the total number of users is still very low, and most were viewers of one TV show. That, coupled with the fact that most firms come from just a few countries, suggests that edtech in Africa is far from maturity.
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Director of the US Development Policy Initiative, Co-Director of Sustainable Development Finance, and Senior Fellow
Chief Operating Officer of CGD Europe, Director of Development Finance, and Senior Policy Fellow
Assistant Director and Senior Associate for Policy Outreach for Migration, Displacement, and Humanitarian Policy
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