Cina Lawson, Minister of Digital Economy and Digital Transformation in Togo, will talk about her experience launching "Novissi," Togo's flagship digital cash transfer program. Working closely with CEGA researchers and the NGO GiveDirectly, Minister Lawson and her team successfully leveraged novel data sources and methods to deliver cash to Togolese citizens hit hardest by COVID-19.
We'll also hear from the following researchers: - Emily Aiken (UC Berkeley), Machine Learning and Mobile Phone Data Can Improve the Targeting of Humanitarian Assistance
- Simon Quinn (University of Oxford), Targeting a Job Intervention for Syrian Refugees
- Ted Miguel and Michael Walker (UC Berkeley), Targeting for Impact vs Deprivation in Kenya
- Brian Dillon (Cornell), Food Aid Targeting in a Fast-Changing World
- Carly Trachtman (UC Berkeley), How Much do our Neighbors Really Know? The Limits of Community-Based Targeting
- Reajul Chowdhury (University of Illinois), Improved Targeting in BRAC's Targeting the Ultra Poor (TUP) Graduation Model
- Jonathan Proctor (Harvard), Improving the Spatial Resolution of UNDP's HDI Estimates
And a panel of practitioners: - Edgar Picón (Technical Director, Prosperidad Social in Colombia)
- Miriam Laker-Oketta (Research Director, GiveDirectly)
- Samantha Carter (Global Research and Operations Director, Precision Development)
Please see our event web page for additional details and register using the link above.
This event will be held over Zoom. We hope to see you there! |