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Empowering women through data-driven insights: AidData’s Gender in Development Research Symposium The symposium builds on AidData’s Gender Equity in Development Initiative, which has mobilized $2.3m in funding for gender-focused research. Wanqi (Angie) Zhu

2024-07-10

Empowering women through data-driven insights: AidData’s Gender in Development Research Symposium

The symposium builds on AidData’s Gender Equity in Development Initiative, which has mobilized $2.3m in funding for gender-focused research.

Participants at AidData’s Gender in Development Symposium at William & Mary pose in the conference room. Photo by Samantha Hughes, used with permission.

Extending AidData’s global reach and impact through a new training initiative Courses will leverage AidData's expertise and resources to empower data-driven professionals. AidData staff

2024-07-08

Extending AidData’s global reach and impact through a new training initiative

Courses will leverage AidData's expertise and resources to empower data-driven professionals.

AidData’s Training and Instructional Design Manager, Sethu Nguna, stands on the right as she leads a hands-on data workshop for the 2024 Mandela Washington Fellows Program. Photo by Sethu Nguna, used with permission.

AidData launches new Geospatial Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset The dataset covers 9,000+ projects worth $830 billion and accompanies the publication of an article in one of Nature’s journals, Scientific Data. Alex Wooley

2024-06-11

AidData launches new Geospatial Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset

The dataset covers 9,000+ projects worth $830 billion and accompanies the publication of an article in one of Nature’s journals, Scientific Data.

Image by Sarina Patterson. Map insets of projects produced by AidData from china.aiddata.org. Background satellite imagery from Blue Marble: Next Generation produced by Reto Stöckli, NASA Earth Observatory, accessed at https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/.

U.S. contributions to Tanzania estimated at $2.8 billion annually, according to research by AidData and REPOA The report is the first to provide a whole-of-society perspective on U.S. contributions to Tanzania’s development. Sarina Patterson

2024-05-24

U.S. contributions to Tanzania estimated at $2.8 billion annually, according to research by AidData and REPOA

The report is the first to provide a whole-of-society perspective on U.S. contributions to Tanzania’s development.

U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania in discussion with a business leader at a roundtable event.

Three years after the US exit, Afghanistan still needs our help Afghanistan is an example of the political constraints under which migration operates today, and the widespread ramifications of migration crises. Noor Scavotto, Rodney Knight

2024-05-18

Three years after the US exit, Afghanistan still needs our help

Afghanistan is an example of the political constraints under which migration operates today, and the widespread ramifications of migration crises.

Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan in January. Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images.

The BRI at 10: A report card from the Global South A new AidData report analyzes the first survey to systematically capture perceptions of China’s BRI among leaders who make and shape development policy in the Global South, and presents some recommendations on how other donors should respond. Sarina Patterson

2024-03-26

The BRI at 10: A report card from the Global South

A new AidData report analyzes the first survey to systematically capture perceptions of China’s BRI among leaders who make and shape development policy in the Global South, and presents some recommendations on how other donors should respond.

Flags of the world. Photo by MyCreative/Adobe Stock, used under the Standard license.

From fragmentation to focus: Revitalizing U.S. development strategy How can the U.S. redefine its role in global development amid rising fragility and great power competition? A new research volume from AidData explores strategic solutions to advance U.S. national interests and foster global stability. Sarina Patterson

2024-03-04

From fragmentation to focus: Revitalizing U.S. development strategy

How can the U.S. redefine its role in global development amid rising fragility and great power competition? A new research volume from AidData explores strategic solutions to advance U.S. national interests and foster global stability.

Liberian survivors of Ebola leave their handprints on a wall of the Bong County Ebola Treatment Unit, the USAID-run facility that saved their lives. Once recovered, several Ebola survivors returned to work alongside USAID staff treating patients. Photo by Adam Parr/USAID via Flickr, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED.

How we can use geospatial data and methods to better evaluate critical agricultural programs AidData researchers led a day-long training workshop in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe for ReNAPRI, the Regional Network of Agricultural Policy Research Institutes. Jessica Wells, Katherine Nolan, Rachel Sayers

2024-02-19

How we can use geospatial data and methods to better evaluate critical agricultural programs

AidData researchers led a day-long training workshop in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe for ReNAPRI, the Regional Network of Agricultural Policy Research Institutes.

Artist's rendering of terrain in sub-Saharan Africa. Image by Anton Balazh/Adobe, used under the Standard license.

AidData quantifies trillions in U.S. trade, aid, and investment in Indo-Pacific, world’s largest economic region New data and analysis tracks over a decade’s worth of U.S. government and private sector engagement across 46 Indo-Pacific economies. Sarina Patterson

2024-02-08

AidData quantifies trillions in U.S. trade, aid, and investment in Indo-Pacific, world’s largest economic region

New data and analysis tracks over a decade’s worth of U.S. government and private sector engagement across 46 Indo-Pacific economies.

Photo by Kalyakan via Adobe Stock, used under Standard license.

Opportunities and challenges for integrating Earth Observation into impact evaluations We’re making major leaps forward in integrating valuable data from new sensors and satellites into evaluations of urgently needed agriculture and climate programs. Ariel BenYishay, Kunwar Sigh

2024-01-22

Opportunities and challenges for integrating Earth Observation into impact evaluations

We’re making major leaps forward in integrating valuable data from new sensors and satellites into evaluations of urgently needed agriculture and climate programs.

An artist’s rendition of the Landsat satellite that launched in 2013. The Landsat program is the longest continuous global record of Earth observations from space. Image by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center via Flickr, in the public domain.

Young minds, global insights: The student experience on AidData’s TUFF Team Over 130 student research assistants contributed to our latest dataset and report on China’s development finance program. Fei Wang, Bradley C. Parks, Ammar A. Malik

2023-12-21

Young minds, global insights: The student experience on AidData’s TUFF Team

Over 130 student research assistants contributed to our latest dataset and report on China’s development finance program.

Prestin Tran ‘26, a student Research Assistant on AidData’s Tracking Underreported Financial Flows (TUFF) team, displays his research poster at the Global Research Institute Open House. Photo by Kyra Solomon for AidData, all rights reserved.

AidData and RAND release new dataset, report on China’s AI exports The dataset tracks projects worth nearly $4.5 billion in more than 50 countries over an 18-year period. Kyra Solomon

2023-12-11

AidData and RAND release new dataset, report on China’s AI exports

The dataset tracks projects worth nearly $4.5 billion in more than 50 countries over an 18-year period.