Global Progress in the AI Era: Why investing in evidence is key to translating AI hype into impact
As governments and funders invest in AI for development, a critical question remains: what actually delivers impact? In this episode of Global Progress in the AI Era, experts explain that funding evid...
30 Mar 42min
PEPFAR, Global Fund, and the future of HIV care
In this week’s edition of This Week in Global Development, we unpack the precarious state of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR. Despite ongoing congressional support, a si...
26 Mar 31min
Global Progress in the AI Era: How GiveDirectly is using AI to deliver cash faster
In this episode of Global Progress in the AI Era, Nick Allardice explains how GiveDirectly is using AI to deliver faster, more direct aid — from anticipatory cash transfers in Bangladesh to near real-...
23 Mar 42min
Special edition: What will it take to reverse HIV in Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
While HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths are declining globally, the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region, or EECA, tells a different story. It is now home to one of the world’s fastest-growing ...
23 Mar 18min
Latin America and Africa paths diverge amid global shocks
A tale of two continents is unfolding in the global development landscape as Latin America embraces a surge of private investment while Africa grapples with severe economic aftershocks from geopolitic...
20 Mar 35min
Global Progress in the AI Era: What happens when AI labs and social enterprises build together?
As AI models scale globally, social enterprises are increasingly working with frontier AI labs to test, adapt, and improve the technology in local contexts. This episode explores how those partnership...
17 Mar 55min
Inside CSW: What is at stake for gender equality?
This week, we are reporting from the Commission on the Status of Women — the world’s largest gathering on gender equality, which is taking place at the United Nations headquarters in New York. We disc...
12 Mar 34min
Global Progress in the AI Era: Can a new effort scale AI for good to reach hundreds of millions?
Too many “AI for good” pilots fail before reaching the people who need them most.To solve this scaling crisis, Kanika Bahl, the CEO of Evidence Action, is stepping down from the helm of the organizati...
9 Mar 41min
