After winning a preparatory grant from the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation’s (3IE) thematic window in ‘Accountability and Transparency in Extractives’, the grant-holding team began to develop a full-proposal for the project. Essential to this process was traveling to Nairobi to meet with experts, stakeholders, and potential partners.
The focal point of the trip was a workshop organized by NCID and Robert Mudida, of Strathmore University. Amongst the nine presenters were Alex Arman...
Jorge Bolívar, President of the Fundación Inversión y Cooperación (Investment and Cooperation Foundation), presented the "Saving to Learn" ("Ahorra para Aprender") project at the Navarra Center for International Development. The project presents an alternative approach to socio-economic inclusion at the base of the pyramid (the poorest level of society).
"We want to use business concepts to develop a social project," as Bolívar said. As he noted, the key to success lies in changing the mindset of cultures that onl...
On February 9th, NCID was honored to host a seminar from Alex Chafuen, President of the Atlas Network, as well as a functionary with various funds and research groups. His seminar was based around a forthcoming project of his, titled "Crony Capitalism as an Obstacle to Development".
As one of the leading researchers on the role of cronyism in government Dr. Chafuen provided many insights into identifyin...