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Victoria N Krauss
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Program Manager @LEEP | talks mostly about lead exposure | views are my own
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If you hate the news cycle but love high-impact research to help kids learn and thrive, we've got a great opportunity for you:

Register now CGD's First Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure(!), hosted as part of the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future.

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First Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure
CGD's first annual research conference on global lead exposure will bring together researchers, policymakers, and implementers working to stamp out global lead poisoning.
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April 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
LEEP is hiring in Colombia! Please help by sharing with anyone who might be interested

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Victoria Krauss on LinkedIn: 🚀We are hiring a Colombia-based part time consultant to help us with our…
🚀We are hiring a Colombia-based part time consultant to help us with our industry engagement Know someone who’d be a great fit? Please tag them or share!
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February 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Lead affects roughly 40% of children in Mexico

Short snippet of my interview with ANAFAPYT where we discuss lead exposure and particularly lead in paint efforts in Mexico

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ANAFAPYT on LinkedIn: #plomo #salud #cienciatiktok #quimica #plomo #contaminacion #mexico…
¿Sabías que UNICEF estima que el 40% de los niños y niñas en México tienen niveles elevados de #plomo en la sangre? Escucha ahora el nuevo episodio…
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February 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Reposted by Victoria N Krauss
Elon says 90% of US aid never reaches communities.

He confuses USAID's 90% reliance on intermediaries -- US companies delivering HIV drugs, WFP delivering food aid -- with waste. Comical if not so dangerous.

@rachelbonnifield.bsky.social & I break down where aid goes: www.cgdev.org/blog/no-90-p...
February 4, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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The highest compliment from someone who disagrees with you is not “You were right.” It’s “You made me think.”

Good arguments help us recognize complexity where we once saw simplicity.

The ultimate purpose of debate is not to produce consensus. It’s to promote critical thinking.
January 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Life as a parent — means your cutlery drawer has been invaded by these
January 29, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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The last week has been v bad for US foreign assistance -- and that's bad for America.

But there's still time for Secretary Rubio--who has a track record of supporting smart aid--to avert looming disaster and enact a *real* (and needed!) review and reform. Here's how:

www.cgdev.org/blog/changin...
Changing Course to a Good-Faith Aid Review: How Four Principles Could Advance the American Interest and Save Lives
Making the case for how to conduct a good-faith, smart aid review in service of the administration’s goals and the American people.
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January 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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This is an insanely big-hearted oped from the dad of a kid with a rare pediatric cancer who must be going through an unimaginably difficult experience www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/22/...
January 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM