Ayenat Mersie
🇪🇹🇺🇸 journalist in Nairobi. Probably wishing someone would turn down the volume
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2 weeks ago |
devex.com | Ayenat Mersie
Greetings, Dish readers! This week’s edition comes to you from the United Nations compound in leafy northern Nairobi, where CGIAR’s long-anticipated Science Week is underway — nearly a year after it was postponed due to anti-tax increase, youth-led protests in Kenya. Organizers had anticipated a similar turnout to last year’s canceled event, which saw around 3,000 registrants. Instead, more than 8,000 people showed up — scientists, researchers, NGOs, policymakers, and plenty of students.
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2 weeks ago |
devex.com | Ayenat Mersie
Open Society Foundations is shifting toward faster, longer-term, and more flexible grantmaking while backing initiatives that rethink development models, including an $80M program focused on Africa’s critical minerals. The Open Society Foundations’ dramatic transformation is now complete, and it has fully “stepped into a new operating model,” its President Binaifer Nowrojee told Devex.
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3 weeks ago |
devex.com | Ayenat Mersie |Tania Karas
In an era when so much in the foreign aid world feels grim, last week’s Nutrition for Growth summit in Paris was a much-needed dose of good news. One NGO leader told Tania he feels “rejuvenated by hope,” a sentiment echoed by many attendees. It was the first major global pledging conference since the Trump administration announced in January that it would cut the majority of U.S. humanitarian and development aid.
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3 weeks ago |
devex.com | Ayenat Mersie
Right before the world shut down five years ago due to COVID-19, Miguel Lua was in Guatemala, standing in front of a classroom, using his fluent Spanish to help young students grasp English. The Peace Corps volunteer had found his calling — bridging cultures, serving communities, and representing the United States abroad. But then, the pandemic hit. Overnight, his service was cut short, and he was forced to return home, unsure of what was next.
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1 month ago |
devex.com | Ayenat Mersie
The Trump administration has taken a sledgehammer to U.S. foreign aid, dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development and canceling nearly all of its contracts. Administration officials have justified the cuts by citing concerns over wasteful spending and inefficiencies.
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