IDEV PRACTICUM 2021: Drivers of Conflict in Mindanao, Philippines

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IDEV PRACTICUM 2021: Drivers of Conflict in Mindanao, Philippines

BY BEMNET TESFAYE, CAMILLE SACHS, AND XIER LI

DESPITE CONTINUED ISSUES IN THE MINDANAO REGION OF THE PHILIPPINES, THE MARAWI RESPONSE PROJECT HAS PRODUCED PROMISING RESULTS BY EMPOWERING LOCAL LEADERS, INCREASING COMMUNITY COHESION, AND REDUCING CONFLICT. THE SAIS IDEV PRACTICUM TEAM EXPLORES MORE WITH THEIR CONFLICT ASSESSMENT REPORT.

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IDEV Practicum 2021: Catalyzing Investments in Smallholder-Sourcing Agribusinesses

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IDEV Practicum 2021: Catalyzing Investments in Smallholder-Sourcing Agribusinesses

BY ALAYNA SUBLETTE, CHLOE ADCOCK, JOAN ABBOTT, AND SAM AMAN

By working with UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusinesses (CASA) program and its partner, Technoserve, the four recent SAIS graduates presented research on the importance of both financial and technical investment into smallholder farmers’ agribusinesses globally.

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IDEV PRACTICUM 2021: BRIDGING GAPS IN BLENDED FINANCE IN 2021: MEETING COVID'S CHALLENGE IN LDCS

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IDEV PRACTICUM 2021: BRIDGING GAPS IN BLENDED FINANCE IN 2021: MEETING COVID'S CHALLENGE IN LDCS

BY JEAN ZHOU, CHLOE HITE, JACK HOAGLAN, AND REID DOBELL

Reid Dobell, Chloe Hite, Jean Zhou, and Jack Hoagland worked with The United Nations Capital Development Fund to investigate the barriers to greater use of blended finance tools in LDCs. UNCDF is a member of the UN system which is dedicated to using innovative financing tools to support the eradication of poverty in the world's 46 LDCs. As part of their mandate, they are reviewing how they can help catalyze greater flows of capital to LDCs using blended finance.

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IDEV PRACTICUM 2021: EXPLORING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

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IDEV PRACTICUM 2021: EXPLORING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

BY IAN COCROFT, KAREN LEE, AND CONNOR MACKENZIE

Ian, Karen, and Connor worked with the Center for Digital Acceleration at DAI, a team at the international development consultancy that supports its clients to integrate digital tools and approaches across their portfolios through research, design, and implementation. The students conducted virtual research in Burma, Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam during the 2020-21 academic year to better understand how civil society organizations (CSOs) use digital technologies to support social accountability in public service delivery.

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IDEV PRACTICUM 2020: CAN NEW BUSINESS STRATEGIES HELP AGRICULTURAL FIRMS IMPROVE THE LIVES OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN ZAMBIA?

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IDEV PRACTICUM 2020: CAN NEW BUSINESS STRATEGIES HELP AGRICULTURAL FIRMS IMPROVE THE LIVES OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN ZAMBIA?

BY YIFAN POWERS, MAI YER XIONG, CHARLIE (YACHUAN) CHEN, AND FREDRICK TOOHEY

THE TECHNOSERVE TEAM TRAVELLED TO THE EASTERN PROVINCE OF ZAMBIA, WHERE LOW AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IS LIMITING SMALLHOLDER FARMER WELLBEING. THE TEAM HELPED THEIR CLIENT, A CHINESE-BACKED COTTON COMPANY, TO IDENTIFY ISSUES IN ZAMBIA’S COTTON INDUSTRY AND RELINE THEIR BUSINESS STRATEGY TOWARDS INCREASING COTTON YIELDS IN THE COUNTRY.

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IDEV PRACTICUM 2020: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, WHAT WORKS?

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IDEV PRACTICUM 2020: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, WHAT WORKS?

BY ADYASHA MOHANTY, JILL CARTER, MAXWELL JONES, AND TIANLANG GAO

Adyasha Mohanty, Jill Carter, Maxwell Jones, and Tianlang Gao are second-year International Development students who traveled to Ghana, Cameroon, and Brazil to gain a better understanding of the landscape of public-private partnerships for infrastructure financing and provision in these countries. The team is working with the World Bank’s Private-Public Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF).

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IDEV PRACTICUM 2020: PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR COMBATTING MALNUTRITION IN INDIA

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IDEV PRACTICUM 2020: PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR COMBATTING MALNUTRITION IN INDIA

BY ALEX BURNS, DANIELLE MINNETT, ALEX HARDIN AND NAYANTARA BHANDARI

ALEX BURNS, DANIELLE MINNETT, ALEX HARDIN AND NAYANTARA BHANDARI ARE SECOND-YEAR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDENTS WHO TRAVELED TO INDIA TO CONDUCT ANALYSES ON THE TAKE-HOME RATIONS (THR) PROGRAM IN THE STATES OF GUJARAT AND RAJASTHAN. THE TEAM IS WORKING WITH SIGHT AND LIFE IN ORDER TO CREATE A POLICY AND STRATEGY COMPENDIUM ON THR FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. THE COMPENDIUM WILL PROVIDE STATES WITH INSIGHTS ON MAKING THEIR THR IMPLEMENTATIONS MORE NUTRITIOUS, COST-EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE FOR CHILDREN AS WELL PREGNANT AND LACTATING WOMEN.

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IDEV PRACTICUM 2020: DIGITAL FINANCING MAY DRIVE SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH, BUT HOW CAN COUNTRIES REGULATE IT?

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IDEV PRACTICUM 2020: DIGITAL FINANCING MAY DRIVE SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH, BUT HOW CAN COUNTRIES REGULATE IT?

BY SAKSHAM KHOSLA, SARAH SASSOON, ROHAN SRINIVAS, AND SOPHIE WANG

Saksham Khosla, Sarah Sassoon, Rohan Srinivas, and Sophie Wang traveled to Indonesia and the Philippines this January to gain a better understanding of the ecosystem around digital financing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The team is working with the International Finance Corporation (IFC)’s SME Finance Forum.

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IDEV PRACTICUM 2019: CHINESE LENDING PRACTICES IN ANGOLA: PREDATORY OR PRACTICAL?

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IDEV PRACTICUM 2019: CHINESE LENDING PRACTICES IN ANGOLA: PREDATORY OR PRACTICAL?

BY WILL BURCHELL, JAIYI MA, DYLAN PARKES AND HENRIQUE VICENTE

ANGOLA HAS RECEIVED 42 BILLION USD IN LOANS FROM CHINA SINCE 2005. WHILE THE TERMS OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS ARE CUSTOMARILY UNDISCLOSED IN NATURE, THE HEIGHTENED LEVEL OF SECRECY SURROUNDING CHINESE-ANGOLAN AGREEMENTS HAS RAISED INTERNATIONAL DOUBT THAT THIS DEBT IS SERVICEABLE AND SUSTAINABLE. FOUR IDEV STUDENTS TRAVELED TO ANGOLA FOR A CLOSER LOOK.

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