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The Global Development Program in 2010

The Global Development Program has made improving the quality of education in the developing world one of their goals. Shruti Nag, a community surveyor who works with ASER in India, assesses a young Kenyan boy's reading and math abilities. ASER conducts community surveys in India to determine levels of student achievement, and was in Kenya to share its techniques with Uwezo, a Hewlett grantee. Photo courtesy of Uwezo.

Goals:

Improve the efficiency of agricultural markets
Promote transparent and accountable governance around the world, with an emphasis on Mexico
Improve the quality of education in the developing world
Increase the amount of high-quality policy analysis created in the developing world

In 2010, the Global Development Program made 77 grants to 58 organizations, totaling over $52 million.

View a list of the Global Development Program's 2010 grants.

The Global Development Program in the News in 2010:

Measuring Learning in India, Village by Village - Video – January 2010
Video: Alex Ezeh, CEO of the African Population and Health Research Center – May 2010
Featured Website: J-PAL – May 2010
Reaching Across Borders to Improve Teaching – March 2010
Chloe O'Gara Joins Hewlett Foundation as Officer in Global Development Program – July 2010
Common Interests Prompt Integration Of Global Development and Population Programs – September 2010
The International Budget Partnership Open Budget Survey 2010 – October 2010
"Foundations" - A Q&A with C.R. Hibbs, Global Development Program Officer – October 2010
Featured Website: Publish What You Fund – October 2010
Presumptions of Guilt – October 2010
Home-Grown Policy Solutions – November 2010