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Wendy Trott
Associate, Investments
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
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Lifting the lid on economic crimes
Open Secrets works to expose private sector economic crimes and to build accountability for those responsible through investigative research, advocacy, and litigation.
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Difficult conversations to build a shared vision for South Africa
We look forward to another season of the Big Debate stimulating difficult, uncomfortable, nuanced, and absolutely critical conversations about how to build a more just, fair, and inclusive South Africa.
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Using mobile action to power change
Amandla! Awethu! This popular South African rallying cry was a powerful symbolic act against oppression during the fight against the apartheid regime - a demand that the people govern themselves. Meaning “Power!…
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