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Do Public Services Actually Reach the Public?
Local governments play a key role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through the delivery of public services. Yet, few systematic indicators exist to determine how effective local public sector spending is on a country’s development (i.e. economic growth, poverty reduction, improvement of infrastructure and services). The Local Public Sector Initiative (LPSI) is attempting to…
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Hey World! Remember Para 34!
Two years ago, as the world finalized the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it did a really smart thing. UN Member States met first about how to pay for the SDGs, and signed the “Addis Agenda.” In a seemingly small but important way, the Addis Agenda recognized that development happens in communities. Yet governments of…
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New Evidence from Bangladesh
Researchers at Princeton, Columbia, Cambridge and BRAC — working in communities mobilized by The Hunger Project — have demonstrated the value of building strong communities.
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Movement Grows in West Africa
In late February and March 2017, the Movement for Community Led Development announced the formation of three new national chapters — Benin, Burkina Faso and Senegal. Two member organizations — Corps Africa and The Hunger Project (THP) — seized high profile media opportunities to announce these chapters. Corps Africa celebrated the completion of its first…