Swetha Ramachandran

PhD @GVAGrad on aid financing and localisation | Africa focus | Methodologist @UNIDIR | M&E practitioner | @SAISHopkins alum

[Swetha Ramachandran @Swetha_ramac]

Our latest report on what makes or breaks trust in aid organizations in conflict settings
@UNIDIR

[United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research @UNIDIR]

How do communities in conflict zones view aid organisations? 📊🔍

Our latest report reveals what builds or breaks trust in aid across North East Nigeria 🇳🇬 with insights from 3,600+ voices, including former #BokoHaram associates.

👉 Read the full report: https://t.co/mtqIK46nMJ

[Swetha Ramachandran @Swetha_ramac]

Thank you to @Pasiri_Africa for this fantastic opportunity!

[Pasiri @Pasiri_Africa]

A great gathering of junior scholars in Lusaka, Zambia to discuss the "Political Economy of Inequality in Africa." We are grateful to our hosts at LuCAC and all of the senior colleagues who devoted their time to mentoring our brilliant scholars.

[Swetha Ramachandran @Swetha_ramac]

Banditry in North West Nigeria is a complex phenomenon. Drawing on 2,900+ primary surveys, this timely report explores how community members grapple with its impacts and why oversimplified narratives around banditry run counter to effective policy responses
#MEAC #Banditry

[United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research @UNIDIR]

🚨 New publication!

Banditry Violence in Nigeria’s North West: Insights from Affected Communities

📘 https://t.co/InontfUOkR

by Johanna Kleffmann, @Swetha_ramac, Noah Cohen, Siobhan O'Neil, @mobukar, @fjc_batault and Kato van Broeckhoven

[Lee Crawfurd @leecrawfurd]

How's aid localisation going at USAID? @aidtransparency argue its much worse than USAID claim - half of the money they claim as local goes to local affiliates of international organizations

https://t.co/EQOfuu0IWh

[UNU-WIDER @UNUWIDER]

This blog by @Swetha_ramac and @RGisselquist tackles some of the challenges in implementing effective localisation in the aid sector, highlighting the importance of moving beyond rhetoric to meaningful action and systemic change. 👉 https://t.co/uH68W16k07

Repost from @hpn_hpg

[HPN @hpn_hpg]

Donors increasingly speak of locally led aid response, but often do not walk the walk. It has been widely acknowledged that #localisation matters – so where do we go from here? @Swetha_ramac and @RGisselquist examine in this latest piece ⤵️
https://t.co/NYjCmRlNlJ

[Lauren Carruth @anthrogirrrl]

🚨TT Job!🚨Join our exciting, multidisciplinary dept of Environment, Development & Health @AU_SIS-we're looking for a colleague to research & teach global development &/or international aid, broadly conceived
https://t.co/oTTPo5kFii See "view position details"...

[Swetha Ramachandran @Swetha_ramac]

@UeliStaeger @abbey_st Congratulations, this is amazing news!!

[Swetha Ramachandran @Swetha_ramac]

@q_ueering @tiekutom @AmandaCoffie @IntPeacekeeping Thanks Q, that's very kind💙Hope you're doing well!

[Swetha Ramachandran @Swetha_ramac]

Thankful for the opportunity to write a book review on "The Politics of Peacebuilding in Africa" (edited by @tiekutom , @AmandaCoffie , @ Mary Boatemaa Setrana, and @ Akin Taiwo) for @IntPeacekeeping

https://t.co/jjuVxzbLeo

[Swetha Ramachandran @Swetha_ramac]

Peacebuilding continues to be an outside-in enterprise which largely undervalues local actors, knowledge, and approaches. This book does a stellar job of promoting African voices in peace research using a social justice lens. A must-read for critical peace scholars!

[Swetha Ramachandran @Swetha_ramac]

@areddie89 @GoldmanSchool @UCBerkeley @BerkeleyRisk Congratulations!!

[Swetha Ramachandran @Swetha_ramac]

@RGisselquist @GVAGrad Thank you @RGisselquist for the kind words and the amazing learning opportunity!! 😄

[UNU-WIDER @UNUWIDER]

Our Visiting PhD Fellows have spent nearly three months at UNU-WIDER Helsinki office, working together with peers and mentors. Recently, they presented their work in a Brown Bag Seminar. We're excited to see the results of their hard work come to life! https://t.co/pqxkrCzY17

[Swetha Ramachandran @Swetha_ramac]

Big thank you to @UNUWIDER for this amazing opportunity and to @RGisselquist for the valuable mentorship! :)

[UNU-WIDER @UNUWIDER]

Next up in our #MeetWIDERVisitors series is Swetha Ramachandra, Visiting PhD fellow from our spring 2023 cohort. She is a PhD candidate at the Graduate Institute in Geneva, Switzerland. Meet Swetha and our other visitors: https://t.co/2psAaBC0Td
@GVAGrad @Swetha_ramac

[Swetha Ramachandran @Swetha_ramac]

@AbrehetGG @jonathanfox707 @SusanShepler @SusannaCampbell Congratulations!! 😊

[Swetha Ramachandran @Swetha_ramac]

@naazneenbarma @fabiana_sofia @BtGProjectDC It’s a fantastic workshop, cannot recommend it enough! 😊

[CCDP @GVAGrad_CCDP]

📢Join us later this week on our second session of the CCDP Seminar Series with @Swetha_ramac

Thank you to @GCarbonnierICRC for agreeing to be the discussant for this research topic.

➡️Register here:https://t.co/9zE4nHna84

[Swetha Ramachandran @Swetha_ramac]

@DSVishwas10 Thanks so much, Vishwas. I hope you’re doing well! Indeed, was very insightful 😊

[Swetha Ramachandran @Swetha_ramac]

Look forward to the panels today at #ISA2023, and hope it'll be a fantastic learning opportunity. Please don't hesitate to stop by and share your thoughts/say hello :)