Bringing together engineers, scientists and economists to tackle pressing global challenges. DIL is a USAID Development Lab headquartered at UC Berkeley.

Joined March 2013
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DevImpactLab retweeted
Tens of millions of people daily drink water that increases their risk of cancer & other deadly diseases. @UCBerkeley's Ashok Gadgil & @AITAsia's Joyashree Roy hope to fix that w/an inexpensive system 4 removing #arsenic from #drinkingwater ow.ly/zxvU30mXIDE @Blum_Center
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DevImpactLab retweeted
17 Sep 2018
Four years ago, we joined @Give_Directly and @USAID to establish the first cash transfer benchmarking study. Today, we are glad to see the release of this research. We are hopeful about the impact it may have on our sector. Learn more → goo.gl/EL8ndk

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DevImpactLab retweeted
[1/6] Excited to see all of the interest around the forthcoming results of our @USAID @Give_Directly @poverty_action partnered study comparing the benefits of #cashtransfers to a traditional #globaldev program in #Rwanda. @PaulFNiehaus
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DevImpactLab retweeted
14 Sep 2018
The authors' discussion of how we should interpret the results of their just-released cash benchmarking study in #Rwanda with @USAID and @Give_Directly is now available on @WorldBank's Development Impact blog: blogs.worldbank.org/impactev…

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Results for the first study in our cashbenchmarking portfolio with @USAID are out! Here's the @poverty_action summary of the results: poverty-action.org/publicati…

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DevImpactLab retweeted
Does #infrastructure affect social and economic well-being? @DevImpactLab is on a mission to find out: bit.ly/1U47VdT #globaldev #tech4dev
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.@USAID 's Higher Education Solutions Network, including @UCBerkeley @Blum_Center @CEGA_UC, changed the lives of 7.5 million people and leveraged $150M. #changemakers #socent #innovators #celebrate
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DevImpactLab retweeted
Everyone's talking about how #AI and #automation will destroy jobs. We have a new report out about startups using these technologies to prepare people for the future of work ed.gr/vnv4
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Can #BigData help fight #poverty? Read this thought-provoking interview with @Cal prof and #Deveng faculty member @jblumenstock ow.ly/YpPC30kpdqp #dataforgood #socent #development

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Winner of the @BigIdeasContest, @Sanivation, is working with USAID to convert liquid and solid waste into biogas and solid fuel briquettes for home cooking. x.com/Sanivation/status/9992…

23 May 2018
Great day with @NakuruCountyGov and @gchallenges @gatesfoundation @InnovateDFID @USAID talking about poop 💩
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DevImpactLab retweeted
48 hours to go! RSVP today for Facebook Live event with @kristof @wecaresolar facebook.com/events/33899985… Friday 12PM EST/9 AM PST #LightEveryBirth
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DevImpactLab retweeted
4 May 2018
We have important and unfinished work on ODK and there's now funding to do that work! Interested? Join the conversation here: forum.opendatakit.org/t/1295…
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DevImpactLab retweeted
At @ReadingGCD, we celebrate #motherlanguage books and materials every day. This #WorldBookDay, let's move the needle forward to ensure ALL children have access to books in languages they express and understand. bit.ly/2Fk9Bfh #Literacy #MondayMotivation
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On this first UN World Creativity and Innovation Day, remember to check out the last 5 years of @GlobalDevLab leading new approaches to global problem solving #WCID #SDGs #HESN @USAID goo.gl/DTCmrF
Excited to see the 5 years of milestones and partnerships at DIL's 7 #HESN sister labs @ConDevCenter @GCFSI @AidData @IDINetwork @AfricaResilient @DukeSEAD @CITEatMIT goo.gl/DTCmrF

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Free course from Lawrence National Berkeley Lab on how to build a gold-standard cookstove testing lab! cookstoves.lbl.gov/techtrans…

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.@GlobalDevLab highlights @DevImpactLab approaches and projects - including GridWatch, @wecaresolar, #CellScope, and @Sanivation - in new #HESN Impact Report. x.com/GlobalDevLab/status/98…

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