Our written thinking on how to increase incomes for Africans at scale, and the evidence that underpins our approach.
Our long-form case for why moving workers from low-income to high-income countries is one of the most cost-effective ways to dramatically raise incomes — and why so little philanthropic capital is deployed against it.
Our launch post: why we are building a philanthropic venture builder to catalyse high-productivity jobs in Africa through export manufacturing and international labour mobility.
Our full CEA model — the basis for our core target of less than $10 per Doubled Consumption Year (DCY). Walk through the assumptions and adjust the inputs to see how they affect expected impact.
A curated reading list of papers and essays on international labour mobility and export manufacturing — the evidence base behind our thesis.
Daniel Yu, founder of Wasoko, argues that entrepreneurs launching export-focused manufacturing businesses in developing countries create more durable poverty reduction than traditional aid work.
A twenty-slide briefing for prospective funders. Covers the problem, thesis, pillars, evidence, impact model, portfolio construction, budget, and the ask.
Long-form essays on jobs policy, export manufacturing, migration economics, and how the fund is being built. New posts every few weeks.