Yi Ning Wong
@yiningw.bsky.social
Education policy at CGD Europe. Formerly World Bank. 🇭🇰
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Read Jakiela's and my new, practitioner-focused paper on fathers, and find...
• 5 things we know about how fathers engage in early childhood development in low- & middle-income countries
• 3 suggestions to improve programs intended to engage fathers
drive.google.com/file/d/1K8pF...
• 5 things we know about how fathers engage in early childhood development in low- & middle-income countries
• 3 suggestions to improve programs intended to engage fathers
drive.google.com/file/d/1K8pF...
October 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Read Jakiela's and my new, practitioner-focused paper on fathers, and find...
• 5 things we know about how fathers engage in early childhood development in low- & middle-income countries
• 3 suggestions to improve programs intended to engage fathers
drive.google.com/file/d/1K8pF...
• 5 things we know about how fathers engage in early childhood development in low- & middle-income countries
• 3 suggestions to improve programs intended to engage fathers
drive.google.com/file/d/1K8pF...
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How big are the returns to early investments in literacy and numeracy?📚
📅 During the #AnnualMeetings, join us
for a timely discussion on the economic and policy case for prioritizing foundational skills.
RSVP to join us in person or online:
bit.ly/3VRRSE8
📅 During the #AnnualMeetings, join us
for a timely discussion on the economic and policy case for prioritizing foundational skills.
RSVP to join us in person or online:
bit.ly/3VRRSE8
October 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
How big are the returns to early investments in literacy and numeracy?📚
📅 During the #AnnualMeetings, join us
for a timely discussion on the economic and policy case for prioritizing foundational skills.
RSVP to join us in person or online:
bit.ly/3VRRSE8
📅 During the #AnnualMeetings, join us
for a timely discussion on the economic and policy case for prioritizing foundational skills.
RSVP to join us in person or online:
bit.ly/3VRRSE8
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Despite it's ability to cause substantial harm to human health, lead chromate is still not regulated by the Rotterdam Convention, likely due in part to bureaucratic inertia.
More from @leecrawfurd.bsky.social & @rorytodd98.bsky.social:
www.cgdev.org/blog/childre...
More from @leecrawfurd.bsky.social & @rorytodd98.bsky.social:
www.cgdev.org/blog/childre...
Children Are Being Poisoned Because of Bureaucratic Inertia
This month saw joint meetings of the Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Convention. These meetings are held once every two years, and are the key mechanisms for in...
www.cgdev.org
May 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Despite it's ability to cause substantial harm to human health, lead chromate is still not regulated by the Rotterdam Convention, likely due in part to bureaucratic inertia.
More from @leecrawfurd.bsky.social & @rorytodd98.bsky.social:
www.cgdev.org/blog/childre...
More from @leecrawfurd.bsky.social & @rorytodd98.bsky.social:
www.cgdev.org/blog/childre...
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@cgdev.org we have produced a lot of analysis showing the impact of USAID cuts.
In a new initiative, a team is identifying some of the most cost-effective exUSAID programs that can still be rescued and match them with donors willing to fund them.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
In a new initiative, a team is identifying some of the most cost-effective exUSAID programs that can still be rescued and match them with donors willing to fund them.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
A matchmaking service with a twist: Connecting big givers to programs cut by USAID
A former USAID worker has a new mission. She's hoping to connect philanthropists with overseas programs that have lost — or are likely to lose — their U.S. funding.
www.npr.org
May 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
@cgdev.org we have produced a lot of analysis showing the impact of USAID cuts.
In a new initiative, a team is identifying some of the most cost-effective exUSAID programs that can still be rescued and match them with donors willing to fund them.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
In a new initiative, a team is identifying some of the most cost-effective exUSAID programs that can still be rescued and match them with donors willing to fund them.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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In a new paper, we show continuing exports of lead paint pigment from countries including the US, Canada, the UK, and Spain, despite these countries placing strong restrictions (even bans in UK/EU) on its use in their own territories.
Non-toxic options to lead chromate—a toxic paint pigment—have existed for years.
But @rorytodd98.bsky.social, @leecrawfurd.bsky.social, & @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social find that rich countries like the US & UK still export it to poorer nations, despite banning/restricting it at home:
bit.ly/4jusvlJ
But @rorytodd98.bsky.social, @leecrawfurd.bsky.social, & @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social find that rich countries like the US & UK still export it to poorer nations, despite banning/restricting it at home:
bit.ly/4jusvlJ
Rich Countries Are Exporting Thousands of Tons of Toxic Paint Pigment to Poor Countries
One in three children globally suffer from lead poisoning, which harms their health and educational development. While there’s a lot we still don’t know about where exposure comes from, most experts w...
bit.ly
April 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
In a new paper, we show continuing exports of lead paint pigment from countries including the US, Canada, the UK, and Spain, despite these countries placing strong restrictions (even bans in UK/EU) on its use in their own territories.
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At the very least, he must guarantee that every penny of this reduced aid budget is actually spent overseas--not on admin costs or refugee hotels in the UK (4/4)
February 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
At the very least, he must guarantee that every penny of this reduced aid budget is actually spent overseas--not on admin costs or refugee hotels in the UK (4/4)
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"The UK government will cut spending on development assistance from 0.5% to 0.3% in 2027 to fund the greater investment in defence", Prime Minister Keir Starmer says.
@cgdev.org’s @ianmitchell1.bsky.social responds:
@cgdev.org’s @ianmitchell1.bsky.social responds:
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer just cut the UK aid budget from 0.5% of GNI to 0.3% in 2027 to fund increases in defence spending.
He says he’s making tough choices, but cutting funding for the world’s poorest people is the easiest—and cruellest—choice he could make (1/4)
He says he’s making tough choices, but cutting funding for the world’s poorest people is the easiest—and cruellest—choice he could make (1/4)
February 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"The UK government will cut spending on development assistance from 0.5% to 0.3% in 2027 to fund the greater investment in defence", Prime Minister Keir Starmer says.
@cgdev.org’s @ianmitchell1.bsky.social responds:
@cgdev.org’s @ianmitchell1.bsky.social responds:
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To respond to viral claims from Elon Musk and others:
No, 90 Percent of Aid Is Not Skimmed Off Before Reaching Target Communities
Explainer with @justsand.bsky.social here: www.cgdev.org/blog/no-90-p...
No, 90 Percent of Aid Is Not Skimmed Off Before Reaching Target Communities
Explainer with @justsand.bsky.social here: www.cgdev.org/blog/no-90-p...
No, 90 Percent of Aid Is Not Skimmed Off Before Reaching Target Communities
A viral claim, spread and amplified by Elon Musk, suggests that only 10 percent of USAID money reaches its intended beneficiaries. This is a wildly incorrect and misleading interpretation of a differe...
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February 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
To respond to viral claims from Elon Musk and others:
No, 90 Percent of Aid Is Not Skimmed Off Before Reaching Target Communities
Explainer with @justsand.bsky.social here: www.cgdev.org/blog/no-90-p...
No, 90 Percent of Aid Is Not Skimmed Off Before Reaching Target Communities
Explainer with @justsand.bsky.social here: www.cgdev.org/blog/no-90-p...
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This year 100 countries attended the First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence against Children ...
Gabriella Smarrelli & @yiningw.bsky.social @cgdev.org
are tracking their commitments
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-are...
Gabriella Smarrelli & @yiningw.bsky.social @cgdev.org
are tracking their commitments
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-are...
December 20, 2024 at 12:07 PM
This year 100 countries attended the First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence against Children ...
Gabriella Smarrelli & @yiningw.bsky.social @cgdev.org
are tracking their commitments
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-are...
Gabriella Smarrelli & @yiningw.bsky.social @cgdev.org
are tracking their commitments
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-are...