Guest blog by Andrés Michel, LEG ’24 Understanding Córdoba’s Regional Disparities The province of Córdoba is located in the heart of Argentina. It spans an area of 165,000 square kilometers and is home to nearly 4 million people. Córdoba stands out for its exceptionally fertile lands, contributing almost 30% of the nation’s soybean and…Continue Reading Bridging Gaps by Unlocking Potential: The Case of Northern Córdoba
Guest blog by Ernesto Correa Valderrama, LEG ’24 In Colombia, armed conflict, poverty, illicit crops and, although it may seem strange, even deforestation are located where there are no good quality roads. That was the basis on which the Transport Infrastructure Program Roads for Equity1 was structured and awarded transparently in 2015 for more than…Continue Reading Sustained and Inclusive Economic Growth and Governance in Colombia
Guest blog by Jonathan Chaparro, LEG ’24 As I reflect on my career, one theme has continually fueled my passion: the belief in the transformative power of philanthropy to create meaningful, lasting change. Over the years, this belief has guided my work at Braven, where I’ve had the privilege of advancing our mission to empower…Continue Reading Charting a Path to Economic Mobility: From Braven’s Mission to Puerto Rico’s Potential
Guest blog by Silvia Lara Povedano, IPP ’24 As a government official and consultant for international development organizations, in recent years, a voice began echoing in my head, saying, “Something about what I’m doing is not right. Deep down, I know this isn’t going to work, no matter how passionately I speak or how carefully…Continue Reading Making it Look Like You’re Doing, and Making it Look Like it Works? Do the Work!
Guest blog by Karina Stocovaz, IPP ’24 For the past four years, I have led Instituto Natura, a corporate foundation that directs social investments to improve education across six Latin American countries. In Argentina, we work closely with provincial governments to design and implement literacy policies, aiming to ensure that all children learn to read…Continue Reading Using PDIA to Improve Literacy for Children in Argentina’s Schools
Guest blog by Seiji Isotani, IPP ’23 A summary of the activities carried out at UNIVESP – Virtual University of the State of Sao Paulo. UNIVESP is the largest online university in Brazil and it is responsible for graduating more than 10,000 teachers every year. We ran several workshops with at least 10 people each…Continue Reading PDIA to Support Teaching Training in Brazil
Christy Almeida, Programme Coordinator for the Special Education Unit in Belize, has made it her mission to bring voices to the voiceless and expand awareness and resources for children with special needs. In this video, Matt Andrews interviews Christy to learn how she used PDIA to address these challenges in the education sector in Belize….Continue Reading Inclusive Education in Belize using PDIA
Guest blog by Loureiro Fernando, LEG ’23 To be able to reflect on PDIA concept and process, to put these concepts in a process-oriented approach, gave me a great insight to help me prepare and propose my interactions with government and policy makers with whom I engage in Latin America and Africa. I was involved…Continue Reading Analyzing Brazil’s Position in Semi-Conductor Supply Chain using PDIA
Guest blog by Fernando Ocampo, LEG ’23 “Development is really about the acquisition of social capabilities and what are the stumbling blocks in the process of acquiring those capabilities, and how we can think of ways to overcome these things. What are the points of entry of mental frameworks that we can have in the…Continue Reading Building Costa Rican Capabilities to Generate Employment
Guest blog by Jaime A. Garron B., LEG ’23 As a trained economist and international development practitioner with experience in diverse country settings, I can confidently say that common sense is perhaps the least common of the senses when it comes to public policy design and implementation, for a variety of reasons and circumstances. This…Continue Reading Productivity Growth and Job Creation in Guatemala
