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Wendy Trott
Associate (Representative)
Wendy focuses on sourcing and evaluating non-profit and for-profit investments for Luminate in Africa.
Prior to joining, Wendy was a Research Analyst at the Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). She previously worked with the South Africa-based Brenthurst Foundation, the Center for International Development at the Kennedy School of Government in the US, and the Institut du Developpement Durable et des Relations Internationales in Paris (IDDRI), working on economic research. She has published research on urban growth in sub-Saharan Africa, evaluated the impact of mega sporting events on developing economies, and mapped climate change policies in key developing nations.
Latest from Wendy
Blog
Building inclusion and participatory democracy in cities and urban spaces
Q&A with Richard Gevers, Director at Open Cities Lab, about the challenges and successes of the organisation‘s efforts to make city government work better for people.
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Fighting for the Right to Know in South Africa
Wendy Trott spoke with Right2Know’s Ghalib Galant about the organisation’s upcoming priorities and what it has learned since the Secrecy Bill in 2010.
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The future of public contracting in Nigeria
Luminate is proud to announce a new three-year grant of $900,000 to PPDC that will support their continued work on open contracting and enabling citizen engagement in public financial management.
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