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Wendy Trott
Associate (Representative)
Wendy focuses on sourcing and evaluating funding opportunities 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
Challenging mis-information in Nigeria
Stears is online-first, an example of a new generation of media companies that is challenging the traditional model of heavy advertising dependency and analogue newsrooms by monetising their editorial, data, and research…
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Tackling corruption and promoting transparency in Nigeria
SERAP is a Nigerian non-profit working to remedy corruption by advocating for improved implementation of the policy, legislative, and legal framework that dictates how public funds are to be spent and how government should…
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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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