As the old saying goes, if you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it. But of course, what you measure is important too. In this episode of The Development Podcast, we explore how the World Bank Group ...

Foreign aid has recently been at the center of a polarized debate, with claims of inefficiency and a lack of return on investment. For over 100 years, Save the Children has continuously reviewed and ...

The link between women’s empowerment and economic growth is well established. When women are economically empowered, they invest more in their families, creating a cycle of positive outcomes that ...

President Donald Trump began his second term in the Oval Office by making abrupt shifts in U.S. foreign policy, including halting all foreign aid for 90 days. In addition, Trump’s decision to gut the ...

“We can’t fill the gap,” sighs Seramila Teddy, the governor of Sava, a region in the north-east of Madagascar, one of the poorest countries in the world. He says that since President Donald Trump ...

You’ve likely heard the phrase “foreign aid” a lot in the past few days, and for good reason. Several countries have announced cuts in their aid budgets this year. To understand the implications of ...

Reductions in official development assistance can lead to a significant increase in death among mothers, children, and infants, according to a new Stanford-led study that reviewed three decades of ...