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Bypassing the traditional aid system: The big bet to end starvation
Episode 161
This week, we discuss our in-depth story on Operation End Starvation, a new initiative aiming to remake the global malnutrition supply chain. With a …
1 day, 20 hours ago
The fight over $7.5B in expiring aid and a rejected State Department grant
Episode 160
We recently reported that roughly $7.5 billion in international affairs funding is set to expire by the end of this month. In a letter, more than 100…
1 week, 1 day ago
The water sector’s funding challenge and Asia’s philanthropy push
Episode 159
At World Water Week in Stockholm, financing took center stage ahead of the U.N. Water Conference in Abu Dhabi this December. The annual gathering saw…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Special edition: Rethinking the housing crisis
What if housing finance could help solve today's biggest challenges? In this special episode, Habitat for Humanity’s Jacqueline Innocent reveals why …
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Famine reporting goes dark in 3 crisis zones, and COP31’s critical test
Episode 158
Afghanistan, Somalia, and Yemen, three of the world’s most hunger-prone nations, were removed from the latest reporting by the Famine Early Warning S…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Inside the State Department’s historic pivot to faith-based organizations
Episode 157
In this episode of This Week in Global Development, Business Editor David Ainsworth sits down with Senior Reporters Michael Igoe and Sara Jerving to …
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Special edition: Are jobs for youth development's silver bullet?
In this week’s special edition episode of the This Week in Global Development podcast, sponsored by the International Youth Foundation and the Caterp…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Tracking the real-world impacts of US foreign aid cuts
Episode 156
This week, we discuss The Aid Report, a project supported by a media grant from the Gates Foundation to track the real-world impacts of U.S. foreign …
1 month, 1 week ago
The new era of US and European foreign assistance
Episode 155
This week we look back at the last 18 months of U.S. foreign assistance — a period defined by the dismantling of USAID and the absorption of foreign …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Turning World Cup hype into impact, and governing AI for good
Episode 154
With the FIFA World Cup entering its final week, we explore how NGOs operating in participating nations can leverage the tournament’s spotlight to ad…
1 month, 3 weeks ago