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Center for Effective Global Action @cega-uc.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

🌍 In an era of uncertainty in global development, the 2025 Africa Evidence Summit marked a critical step towards reimagining the future of foreign aid. In a new #CEGABlog, @mayaranganath.bsky.social reflects on key takeaways from the event. 📖 Read here: go.cega.org/AES25blog

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Africa Evidence Summit: Hope and Community Amid a Struggling Development Sector

Director of Policy and Inclusion Maya Ranganath reflects on this year’s Africa Evidence Summit, held in Nairobi from June 23rd to 25th.

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Center for Effective Global Action @cega-uc.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

African scholars are eager for more academic and professional opportunities, including those organized by our Summit sponsor @aphrc.bsky.social. @mayaranganath.bsky.social mentions that CEGA is cataloguing capacity strengthening programs for and with African scholars in the CIDR CO-Hub. #AES2025

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Center for Effective Global Action @cega-uc.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

What's the best way to include African scholars in development research? #AES2025 @mayaranganath.bsky.social reports results from CEGA's CIDR survey, finding 90% of African-educated scholars state the cost of education is prohibitive to getting a PhD + African govs struggle to prioritize research.

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Center for Effective Global Action @cega-uc.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

In Day 1's final session, panelists reflect on bridging research + policymaking in West Africa. CEGA's @mayaranganath.bsky.social‬ shares that Development Impact West Africa (DIWA) is unique bc of its 3-way partnership between policymakers, academics from Ghana, and academics from the US. #AES2025

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Maya Ranganath @mayaranganath.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

The 13th Africa Evidence Summit kicks off with @deankarlan.bsky.social, Catherine Kyobutungi ( @aphrc.bsky.social) and Emilie Oftedal (@norad.no) discussing how the #globaldev sector can respond to the recent cuts to foreign aid. #AES2025 @cega-uc.bsky.social

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

This is deeply illegal, violating appropriations law, authorizations law, and the Impoundment Control Act. It is also deeply immoral, condemning people to die.

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After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programs at USAID.
The 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States.
In consultation with Congress, we intend for the remaining 18% of programs we are keeping (approximately 1000) to now be administered more effectively under the State Department.
Thank you to DOGE and our hardworking staff who worked very long hours to achieve this overdue and historic reform.

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Bryan Mendez @doctorstarlight.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

I was honored to speak at the Stand Up for Science March in Berkeley yesterday. The text of my remarks is in the photos. I hope this momentum continues. Let there be light.

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Dr. Rebecca (Becca) Tarvin @rdtarvin.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Huge crowd at stand up for science rally at UC Berkeley today #SUFS 🧪🌎🌿

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airplane ian - abolish ICE @airplaneian.com · 07/03/2025

big shoutout to all the standup for science events today, esp bay area folks... y'all really showed up first pic is crowd @ SF, second is at Berkeley

Screenshot of aerial video of demonstrators at the San Francisco Civic Center Plaza showing hundreds or thousands of people in the plaza

similar aerial vantage point of Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley, again hundreds of demonstrators are in the center of the plaza

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Jonah Busch @jonahbusch.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Proud to #standupforscience at Berkeley!

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Jonah Busch @jonahbusch.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

“Truth wont bend, nor will we!” —speaker at #standupforscience Berkeley

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Jonah Busch @jonahbusch.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Thousands march at UC Berkeley today to #standupforscience

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Maya Ranganath @mayaranganath.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

So proud to have co-organized this rally, w/ inspiring + brave speeches from @tedmiguel.bsky.social, @fdoperez.bsky.social, @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social+20 more and 1000+ attendees! We need to keep fighting against the depraved stream of chaos flooding this country and damaging the rest of the world.

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