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Anna Gawel

Managing Editor at Devex

Managing Editor at @Devex / Previously with The Washington Diplomat and @WTOP. Views expressed here are my own and hopefully somewhat interesting.

Articles

  • 5 days ago | devex.com | Anna Gawel

    Experts share tips on how NGOs can win large-scale philanthropic grants; China now collecting record repayments from poorer nations; and half of women’s organizations are on the verge of shutting down. Philanthropy has always been critical to development. Now, it’s a lifeline, as government donors fall by the wayside like dominoes.

  • 1 week ago | devex.com | Anna Gawel

    Panelists at a Devex Pro Briefing say they must. Whether they do so is another matter. As bilateral aid from donor countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom dries up, eyes are turning to multilateral development banks for help. And a pivotal moment to see how — and if — MDBs step up is just a few weeks away: the 4th International Finance for Development summit in Seville, Spain.

  • 1 week ago | devex.com | Anna Gawel

    Presented by International Monetary FundWith the Trump administration dead set on yanking most U.S. funding to the United Nations, the world body is being forced to adapt to a constrained new fiscal reality — and the workforce is about to feel the squeeze. Also in today’s edition: Africa tries to come to the finance negotiating table with a united front.

  • 1 week ago | devex.com | Anna Gawel

    Presented by International Monetary FundThe notion of promoting democracy abroad went into high-gear under a Republican president. Its breakdown happened under one, too. Also in today’s edition: A top former U.N. official blasts the U.S.- and Israel-backed plan to deliver food to Gaza. + Happening today at 12 p.m. ET: Can multilateral development banks save global development?

  • 1 week ago | devex.com | Anna Gawel

    Keeping WHO employees paid; a look at the future of blended finance for aid; and the U.S. shifts its Africa policy. Presented by International Monetary Fund“Trade, not aid” is not a novel concept. Both donors and recipients have been saying it for years. Now, U.S. President Donald Trump is taking a stab at delivering it. Also in today’s edition: Keeping the lights on, staff paid, and programs alive on a shoestring budget.

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AnnaGawel
AnnaGawel @AnnaGawel3
9 May 25

Bill Gates goes to shake the hand of #MichaelBloomberg at the @gatesfoundation's celebration in New York, which @devex attended, of #BillGates' announcement that he is doubling his giving to $200 billion over the next 20 years, when he will sunset his foundation. The gift https://t.co/AWgsYShvPJ

AnnaGawel
AnnaGawel @AnnaGawel3
23 Aug 24

I had a great talk with @raj_devex (@ the #DNC) & @elissamio about what the #development sector can expect from #KamalaHarris. Plus, what it's like to be a woman in the aid sector and why are visas so controversial in the global south? https://t.co/IFz1azNzPM

AnnaGawel
AnnaGawel @AnnaGawel3
21 Aug 24

I had an insightful discussion with Jean-Martin Bauer @CreoleBauer of the @WFP about his fascinating new book on global #hunger, The New Breadline, at Politics & Prose in DC @PolProseUnion. Check out the audio here: https://t.co/16yIzirmr0