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SUMMARY:2025 Qualitative Methods Symposium and Small Grant Program
DESCRIPTION:CGM hosted the 2025 Workshop on Qualitative Methods\, bringing together researchers from around the world to launch new projects on the evolution of customary governance. Each participant received a small grant to support original field research examining how tradition-based authority is adapting to address challenges of governance\, security\, and development. \nLed by Professor Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili\, this initiative seeks to deepen understanding of how customary and informal institutions are being reinvented to fill critical gaps in governance across diverse global contexts. \n2025 Small Grant Recipients: \n\nDenise Brown\, PhD Candidate\, University of Missouri\nGabriel Granato\, PhD Candidate\, University of California\, Berkeley\nKevin Grieco\, Postdoctoral Research Fellow\, Institute for Advanced Study\nAkira Pinto Medeiros\, PhD Candidate\, University of Pittsburgh\nLiana Eustacia Reyes\, Assistant Professor\, Purdue University\nLucy Right\, Postdoctoral Associate\, Yale University\nNikhil Shankar\, PhD Candidate\, University of California\, Berkeley\nSarah Thompson\, Assistant Professor\, Cornell University\nIkromjon Tuhtasunov\, PhD Candidate\, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign\nFang Wu\, PhD Candidate\, University of Pittsburgh
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SUMMARY:Adapting to the Changing Landscape of DA: Bridging Policy and Reality in Development Implementation
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, November 10 at 4:00 PM ET\, in Alcoa Room (Law 229)\, we are hosting “Adapting to the Changing Landscape of Development Assistance: Bridging Policy and Reality in Development Implementation.” This seminar series is featuring Deji Olaore. \nThis conversation will explore how international development professionals can navigate a rapidly changing field. Drawing on his experience bridging policy and implementation\, Deji will share insights and practical advice for students and practitioners rethinking their career paths amid evolving global realities. \nDeji Olaore is an international development and governance specialist with extensive experience supporting democratic institutions and civil society organizations across Africa and Asia. His work focuses on strengthening governance systems\, public financial management\, promoting accountability\, and enhancing the role of media and communication in democratic processes. \nPizza and beverages provided for all attendees. \nThis event is co-hosted with the Center for African Studies.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/adapting-changing-landscape-da/
LOCATION:Barco Law Building\, 3900 Forbes Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15260\, United States
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SUMMARY:Rethinking Aid Delivery: FinTech and the Future of Development
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Governance and Markets will host a webinar\, “Rethinking Aid Delivery: FinTech and the Future of Development\,” featuring Skyler Badenoch\, Chief Executive Officer of Hope for Haiti. \nThis webinar is part of our semester-long discussions on Fintech and Development\, co-hosted by Maxwell DeGregorio (SPIA ’21)\, Senior Associate for Finance at the Milken Institute. It is part of our broader Future of Development series. \nAbout the Speaker\nSkyler Badenoch is the Chief Executive Officer of Hope for Haiti\, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for the Haitian people through investments in education\, healthcare\, water\, infrastructure\, and the economy. \nBefore joining Hope for Haiti in 2017\, Badenoch spent a decade at buildOn\, where he managed participatory school construction programs in Haiti\, Nicaragua\, and Malawi\, and raised more than $10 million to support the construction of over 500 schools. \nA former Peace Corps Volunteer in Côte d’Ivoire\, holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Arizona and an M.A. in International Development Studies from George Washington University.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/rethinking-aid-delivery-fintech-and-the-future-of-development/
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