Insights

Perspectives from the field.

In-depth writing on the questions we are working through — published so others can borrow, challenge and improve on our methods.

Education

What you learn decides what you earn

Skills are only valuable when they map to real demand. How we choose which vocational tracks to fund.

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Public health

The last mile is a person, not a road

Community health workers remain the highest-return investment in rural primary care.

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Climate

Water first, everything else follows

Restoring a village pond changes school attendance, farm income and migration at once.

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Philanthropy

Small grants, long relationships

Why we prefer ten-year partnerships over one-year projects, and how we measure them.

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Governance

Publishing what we get wrong

An argument for open reporting of programmes that did not deliver as expected.

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Global

Local knowledge travels further than models

Notes on adapting Tamil Nadu programme design with partners in East Africa.

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