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SUMMARY:Measuring Development Impact: Can Randomized Control Trials transform development?
DESCRIPTION:Demonstrating impact and understanding causality is a struggle that many international development organizations face. From assessing the effectiveness of bednets in preventing malaria\, to understanding why immunization programs sometimes yield mixed results\, the challenge of proving why certain interventions work and others do not lies at the heart of every impact evaluation.  \nOn February 4\, 2016\, Iqbal Dhaliwal\, Deputy Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) discussed how Randomized Control Trials (RCTs) are changing the way many organizations measure and evaluate impact\, in the first event of Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s series Measuring Development Impact. \nHailed as the gold standard by some\, RCTs have become the subject of lively debate amongst development practitioners\, economists and policy makers. Mr. Dhaliwal’s presentation drew upon seminal studies in health and education to address many of the concerns raised by this approach\, outlining the advantages and limitations of RCT evaluations. \n“In development we do not have a shortage of solutions\, but rather we have a multitude of solutions\,” Dhaliwal observed\, “the question is\, how to choose the one [that works].” \nSince 2003\, J-PAL has been championing the use of RCTs and randomized evaluations to test and improve the effectiveness of programs and policies aimed at reducing poverty. With over 685 evaluations in 64 countries\, J-PAL has developed a large evidence base\, which has been used to inform development efforts around the world. “Think of evidence (RCTs) as an ally rather than a threat … as a tool in your arsenal to get better\, and grapple with this problem of poverty whether it is here or in developing countries.” \nWatch Mr. Dhaliwal’s presentation\, “Can Randomized Control Trials transform development?” to learn more about RCTs\, when they should be used\, what questions they can answer\, and how the connect to key trends in international social experiments. \n \n\nIqbal Dhaliwal is the Deputy Director of J-PAL and the global head of Policy. He works with policymakers in governments\, development organizations\, foundations and NGOs to disseminate the policy implications of research\, identify new field evaluations\, and implement the scale-up of successful programs. He coordinates J-PAL’s eight sector programs and management practices across the six regional offices. He is a member of the Board of Directors’ Executive Committee that sets J-PAL’s overall strategy and provides guidance and oversight to staff worldwide. He also serves as Scientific Director for J-PAL South Asia\, Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Government Partnership Initiative\, and is an advisory board member of Evidence Action. From 2011-2014\, he was Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Governance Initiative. \nBefore joining J-PAL in 2009\, Iqbal was a director in the Economic Analysis practice of a consulting firm in Boston where he managed numerous engagements involving antitrust issues\, regulation\, and strategy. Earlier\, he was a member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) where he worked on many policy issues during stints as a deputy secretary in a state government\, director of a statewide welfare department\, and managing director (CEO) of a publicly owned company. \nHe has a B.A. (Honors) in Economics from University of Delhi\, an M.A. in Economics from Delhi School of Economics\, and an MPA (Development Studies) from Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. \n\nUndertaken with the financial support of: \n  \n 
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/measuring-rct/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Saving Heritage: Preserving History in the Developing World (2016 Phillips Memorial Lecture)
DESCRIPTION:Despite these barriers\, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture works to revitalize culture and protect heritage\, including projects to restore historic structures; create and rehabilitate public spaces\, parks\, and gardens; and support community-based projects to spur social\, economic\, and cultural development. On February 24 2016\, Christophe Bouleau of AKTC’s Historic Cities Programme discussed historic sites in the context of development\, how AKTC works with communities\, and how an integrated development approach could be beneficial in Canada. Click on the photo to see photos from the evening below: \n \n\nAbout Christophe Bouleau:  \nChristophe Bouleau holds a graduate degree from the Department of Architecture in the Swiss Institute of Technology of Lausanne and has specialized in monument preservation at the Centre des Hautes Etudes de Chaillot in Paris. His career began in historic monuments preservation in France and Italy\, and he has worked in archaeological and monument conservation projects in Singapore\, Malaysia\, Mexico\, and Egypt. Since joining AKTC’s Historic Cities Programme in 2001\, he has been stationed in Cairo in charge of the Darb al-Ahmar district monuments conservation program\, and contributed to architectural documentation and conservation projects in Aleppo and Damascus\, Syria. Since 2008\, he has been based at AKTC headquarters in Geneva as a Conservation Project Officer\, overseeing conservation and architectural programmes in West Africa (earthen architecture rehabilitation) and providing technical assistance to the wider Aga Khan Development Network’s conservation and adaptive re-use projects. \n\nHeritage Ottawa:Heritage Ottawa promotes the awareness\, understanding\, and appreciation of Ottawa’s wonderful built heritage and distinctive cultural places. Their popular Lecture Series\, Sunday Walking Tours\, and Workshops are a great way to learn more about Ottawa’s local history and heritage while meeting people who share similar interests. \nHeritage Ottawa advocates for the preservation of Ottawa’s distinctive built heritage and cultural landscapes. They speak out for and defend worthy heritage properties that are at risk of inappropriate intervention or loss. The Billings Estate\, the East Block of the Parliament Buildings\, and the Aberdeen Pavilion are just some of the properties that have benefitted from Heritage Ottawa’s advocacy efforts. \n\nUndertaken with the financial support of: \n 
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/heritage-ottawa/
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SUMMARY:In conversation with Ertharin Cousin\, Executive Director of the World Food Programme
DESCRIPTION:Listen to Ertharin Cousin\, Executive Director of WFP\, as she reflects on the challenges faced by humanitarian agencies working in protracted crises\, and the opportunities presented by the Sustainable Development Goals and the World Humanitarian Summit. \nMs. Cousin is joined by Diane Jacovella\, Assistant Deputy Minister for Global Issues and Development; Gillian Barth\, CEO & President CARE Canada; Khalil Shariff\, CEO Aga Khan Foundation Canada for an armchair discussion on how humanitarian development assistance is working to build resilience while addressing urgent needs — drawing on recent experience in Syria. Discussion moderated by: Omar Sachedina\, Ottawa Correspondent\, CTV National. \nClick on the photo to see photos from the evening below: \n \n\nErtharin Cousin – Executive Director of the World Food Programme \nErtharin Cousin began her tenure as the twelfth Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme on 5 April 2012. Ms Cousin brings more than twenty-five years of national and international non-profit\, government\, and corporate leadership experience focusing on hunger\, food\, and resilience strategies. Cousin guides the World Food Programme in meeting urgent food needs while championing longer-term solutions to food insecurity and hunger. \nAs the leader of the world’s largest humanitarian organization with approximately 13\,500 staff serving over 90 million beneficiaries in 80 countries across the world\, she is an exceptional advocate for improving the lives of hungry people worldwide\, and travels extensively to raise awareness of food insecurity and chronic malnutrition. \nIn 2009\, Ertharin Cousin was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture\, and head of the U.S. Mission to the U.N. Agencies in Rome. During her nearly three years as the chief U.S. diplomatic voice for famine relief and hunger solutions\, Cousin helped guide U.S. and international policy around some of the most devastating and life-threatening situations in the world. She advocated for aid strategies that integrate a transition from relief to development\, including following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti\, and for country-led sustainable agriculture programmes\, particularly in the aftermath of the 2010 flooding in Pakistan and in response to the 2011 drought in the Horn of Africa. \nAs the U.S. Representative in Rome\, she played a significant role in advocating for improved collaboration between\, and promoting gender parity and mainstreaming in the operations of the three Rome-based food and agriculture agencies – the Food and Agriculture Organization\, the International Fund for Agriculture Development and the World Food Programme. During her tenure\, she actively participated in reforming the Committee on World Food Security\, enlarging the multi-stakeholder platform and helping to introduce a results-based framework. In 2011\, she also assumed the presidency of the International Development Law Organization’s Assembly of Parties. \nCousin worked in the Administration of U.S. President Bill Clinton for four years\, including serving as White House Liaison to the State Department\, and received a White House appointment to the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development. \nCousin served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Feeding America (then known as America’s Second Harvest)\, the largest domestic hunger organization in the United States. She led the organization’s response to Hurricane Katrina\, an effort that resulted in the distribution of various relief supplies\, including food\, to those in need across the Gulf Coast region of the United States. \nCousin has significant background in the retail food sector\, leading government communications and community affairs for two large U.S. grocery chains\, Albertsons Foods and Jewell Foods. While working for Albertsons\, she served as President and Chair of the company’s corporate foundation\, managing the organization’s philanthropic activities. \nCousin is a native of Chicago and a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Georgia School of Law. She is a published author and accomplished speaker on food insecurity and chronic malnutrition. She is based in Rome\, Italy. \n WFP \n  \n\nIn partnership with: \n \nUndertaken with the financial support of: \n \n 
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