UNICEF Countdown to 2030
UNICEF is a key partner in the Countdown to 2030 (CD2030) initiative, a global movement that aims to accelerate achieving the SDGs for ending preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths. For the initiative, DG built high-quality, individual country profiles for 127 countries, and accompanying interactive data dashboards. Visualizing Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health To support […]
UNICEF Strategic Planning of Data for Children
Within the Agenda 2030 context of “leave no one behind,” there exists an opportunity – and a pressing obligation – to support better outcomes for children. Through a combination of desk research and key informant interviews, this work seeks to understand and address challenges and opportunities within national data and statistical systems, to support the […]
a Livestock Information Vision Ethiopia (aLIVE) Program
With funding from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and in partnership with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) DG’s a Livestock Information Vision for Ethiopia (aLIVE) program aims to empower Ethiopia’s stakeholders in the livestock sector to make data-informed decisions by providing relevant, accurate, timely, and digital livestock data and analytics. Ultimately, the aLIVE […]
Digital Advisory Support Services for Accelerated Rural Transformation (DAS) Program
The DAS Program seeks to advance food security across Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia by advancing access to and use of technological solutions that support smallholder farmers. Our Digital Advisory Support Services for Accelerated Rural Transformation (DAS) Program aims to close the gap in digital tools and information access for smallholder farmers. The […]
Digitizing the Audit Process for the Nigeria Extractives Industry Transparency Initiative
The Nigeria Extractives Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI) works to promote transparency and good governance by validating and publishing data on taxes paid by companies in the extractives sector. DG is developing a tool to automate data collection and support the process of reconciling conflicting financial data shared by the private sector and the government. Before […]
Open Contracting (OC) Hewlett: Enhanced Use of OC & Procurement Analytics
DG’s theory of change for this work is that the publication of OC data, combined with effective change management and implementation support – including co-created tools, training and resources, and facilitated engagement between government, citizens, and private sector – will result in the sustainable use of OC data for improved public procurement decision-making, We are […]
Hewlett Foundation Education Project: Evidence-Informed Policymaking
In order to holistically understand the barriers to more effective data accessibility, sharing, and use, DG—together with education sector experts from IREX—mapped the education data and decision ecosystems in Kenya and Senegal, focusing on primary and secondary education. By gathering in-depth information on barriers around the use of education data, DG facilitated the possibility for […]
Data on Youth and Tobacco in Africa (DaYTA)
Through our Data on Youth and Tobacco in Africa (DaYTA) program, DG seeks to advance tobacco control efforts by gathering accurate data on tobacco use among 10- to 17-year-olds in Kenya, Nigeria, and the DRC. In collaboration with partners in governments, civil society, and academia, the DaYTA program will empower decision-makers to make timely, data-driven […]