Matt Kertman
@mattkertman.bsky.social
Now: Comms at CEGA.Berkeley.edu. Then: Comms for Spark Microgrants, BRAC, ONDA, and more. Alum: Princeton SPIA, Wesleyan, Peace Corps South Africa. Cut my teeth with Bill Moyers.
📝 Here's my takeaway: With #foreignaid dwindling & upheaval in #globaldev, millions of lives are at stake, abroad & at home (Remember Covid?)
Research like this helps leaders do ⬆️ with ⬇️, devise better ways to construct policy or apply practice, & make smart 💰 decisions. We need more evidence.
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Research like this helps leaders do ⬆️ with ⬇️, devise better ways to construct policy or apply practice, & make smart 💰 decisions. We need more evidence.
🎤
August 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
📝 Here's my takeaway: With #foreignaid dwindling & upheaval in #globaldev, millions of lives are at stake, abroad & at home (Remember Covid?)
Research like this helps leaders do ⬆️ with ⬇️, devise better ways to construct policy or apply practice, & make smart 💰 decisions. We need more evidence.
🎤
Research like this helps leaders do ⬆️ with ⬇️, devise better ways to construct policy or apply practice, & make smart 💰 decisions. We need more evidence.
🎤
The team found the impacts were driven by:
⬆️ hospital births
⬆️ rest for pregnant women
⬆️ nutrition
They were also greatest in areas close to health clinics - so 💸 is not a replacement for health infrastructure, but works hand-in-glove with it.
🤔 But what can we make of these findings?
⬆️ hospital births
⬆️ rest for pregnant women
⬆️ nutrition
They were also greatest in areas close to health clinics - so 💸 is not a replacement for health infrastructure, but works hand-in-glove with it.
🤔 But what can we make of these findings?
August 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The team found the impacts were driven by:
⬆️ hospital births
⬆️ rest for pregnant women
⬆️ nutrition
They were also greatest in areas close to health clinics - so 💸 is not a replacement for health infrastructure, but works hand-in-glove with it.
🤔 But what can we make of these findings?
⬆️ hospital births
⬆️ rest for pregnant women
⬆️ nutrition
They were also greatest in areas close to health clinics - so 💸 is not a replacement for health infrastructure, but works hand-in-glove with it.
🤔 But what can we make of these findings?
The findings are stunning: 48% fewer infant deaths before 1 and 45% fewer child deaths before 5. This rivals public health tools like vaccinations and antimalarial drugs.
The NYT took note: nytimes.com/2025/08/18/h...
So did NPR's All Things Considered: npr.org/2025/08/18/n...
The NYT took note: nytimes.com/2025/08/18/h...
So did NPR's All Things Considered: npr.org/2025/08/18/n...
A New Way to Reduce Children’s Deaths: Cash
nytimes.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The findings are stunning: 48% fewer infant deaths before 1 and 45% fewer child deaths before 5. This rivals public health tools like vaccinations and antimalarial drugs.
The NYT took note: nytimes.com/2025/08/18/h...
So did NPR's All Things Considered: npr.org/2025/08/18/n...
The NYT took note: nytimes.com/2025/08/18/h...
So did NPR's All Things Considered: npr.org/2025/08/18/n...
Partnering with @give-directly.bsky.social, they studied:
✅ one-time, unconditional cash payments of $1,000
✅ to 10,500 households in rural Kenya
✅ delivered 2014-2017
✅ using census info about changes in family composition, employment, health and more.
🗓️ This took years to analyze!
✅ one-time, unconditional cash payments of $1,000
✅ to 10,500 households in rural Kenya
✅ delivered 2014-2017
✅ using census info about changes in family composition, employment, health and more.
🗓️ This took years to analyze!
August 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Partnering with @give-directly.bsky.social, they studied:
✅ one-time, unconditional cash payments of $1,000
✅ to 10,500 households in rural Kenya
✅ delivered 2014-2017
✅ using census info about changes in family composition, employment, health and more.
🗓️ This took years to analyze!
✅ one-time, unconditional cash payments of $1,000
✅ to 10,500 households in rural Kenya
✅ delivered 2014-2017
✅ using census info about changes in family composition, employment, health and more.
🗓️ This took years to analyze!
You're right! I missed that in my rush, apologies. Clockwise from top right: Jennifer Doudna addresses the crowd. Wide shot of attendees with Sproul Hall in background. Wide shot of crowd with MLK Jr. student union in background. Wide shot of crowd as Edward Miguel is interviewed in foreground.
March 8, 2025 at 5:51 AM
You're right! I missed that in my rush, apologies. Clockwise from top right: Jennifer Doudna addresses the crowd. Wide shot of attendees with Sproul Hall in background. Wide shot of crowd with MLK Jr. student union in background. Wide shot of crowd as Edward Miguel is interviewed in foreground.