Cuts to #foreignaid make investing in evidence more critical than ever. At CEGA, we remain committed to generating insights that alleviate global poverty. Our new Impact Report demonstrates how our rigorous approach is informing better policy and action. https://t.co/qZtOWvs0hJ

Application deadline extended to November 9th! Don’t miss this opportunity to engage in evidence-based research improving the lives of refugee, migrant and host community families in Ecuador. 🔗Apply now:

In a new episode of @vox_dev Talks, CEGA faculty affiliates @BauNatalie and @sararlowes explore how collaborating with other disciplines to understand local cultures can improve development interventions. Learn more:

📣 Fellow Friday: Meet Peninah Nyamori! CEGA is excited to welcome Peninah Nyamori as a Fall 2025 Fellow! Learn more about Peninah’s work here: https://t.co/9USIFH323j

💡 How cash transfers are saving lives in rural Kenya. A new article in The Guardian features research by CEGA Faculty Co-Director Edward Miguel and coauthors showing cash transfers nearly halved infant and under-five mortality. 📖 Learn more here:

New career opportunity! CEGA is #hiring a Research Project Manager to join our new Data Privacy Lab to explore how privacy-enhancing technologies can be implemented in low- and middle-income countries. 🔗 Apply here: https://t.co/HJ2tadI9AZ

@digitalgreenorg @WorldBank @ananthbshankar @GoogleDeepMind “If we target the psychology, can we help farmers meet their savings goals?” CEGA affiliate @supKaur discusses a simple, scalable planning intervention that helps farmers save + invest, smooth their consumption, and enter the hungry season with more food. https://t.co/zyf4GuztgI

@digitalgreenorg @WorldBank @ananthbshankar @GoogleDeepMind CEGA affiliated professor Tamma Carleton introduces MOSAIKS, a powerful and accessible satellite imagery-based tool that can be used to predict outcomes like forest cover, household income, population density, and even unregulated mining activity. #E2A2025 https://t.co/WCrIuoHgns

@digitalgreenorg @WorldBank @Ananthbshankar of @GoogleDeepMind discusses leveraging AI tools for better forecasts of climate shocks, and using those forecasts to craft more effective policies to curb hunger. #E2A2025

@digitalgreenorg Nobuo Yoshida of the @WorldBank kicks off an #E2A2025 measurement session, discussing SWIFT, a rapid poverty monitoring tool that estimates household expenditures using just 10-15 questions.

@digitalgreenorg CEGA Faculty Co-Director Ted Miguel shares results from mental health trainings & cash transfers to refugees in Kenya, finding 3-day mental health trainings are cost-effective + impactful even 7 months later and cash transfers boost food security and better healthcare. #E2A2025

During his keynote address, Rikin Gandhi of @digitalgreenorg introduces his platform + asks, "Is there a role for digital technology in small scale farming systems? There's great value in creating a differentiated GenAI solution that's tailored to agriculture & the Global South."

Evidence to Action is underway! We're exploring the fight against hunger in the new era of foreign aid. #E2A2025 As Jenna Fahle remarked: “The world has made tremendous progress on hunger, but progress has stalled and in many places, reversed. Now, ~8 in 100 people face hunger."

💰 New funding opportunity! CEGA is now accepting applications for the Fall 2025 Development Economics Challenge to support innovative research alleviating poverty and promoting development in low- and middle income countries. Apply by November 9:

🔎 What happens when a study ends and should results be returned to participants? A new CEGA initiative explores this question through the perspective of East African study participants and economists. 📖 Learn more in a new #CEGABlog:

🌎 What does food security look like in a new era of foreign aid? Join CEGA on Oct 28 for E2A: Fighting Hunger in the New Foreign Aid Landscape to explore how to protect food security in low- and middle-income countries as funding models shift. Register: https://t.co/RhndI1E11z

🔍 Machine learning with satellite imagery models is a powerful tool for monitoring development, but how can we better collect data to power these models? 📖 Learn more in a new #CEGAWorkingPaper:

🎉 Fellow Friday: Meet Abebe Ayana! CEGA is excited to welcome @AmbachewAyana as a Fall 2025 fellow! Learn more about Abebe’s work here: https://t.co/svrCFDZIZU 🌟 Stay tuned every Friday as we introduce our latest cohort of fellows!

📚 New research opportunity! CEGA is inviting one scholar from Ecuador to participate in a four-month fellowship at UC Berkeley in Spring 2026 focused on forced displacement, migration, and the livelihoods of refugees. 👉 Apply here: https://t.co/B4UAih5iP5

🔎 What happens when research findings are shared with study participants? In a new #CEGABlog, Forced Displacement Research Manager Mansi Kalra explores how researchers shared results of CEGA’s Syrian Refugee Life Study with participants. Learn more:

🚨 We’re #hiring! CEGA is looking for an organized, detail-oriented Events Associate to plan high-impact events gathering experts from around the world working to improve the lives of people living in poverty. Apply now: https://t.co/XSU7FKBtYM