Alaysa Escandor

Alaysa Escandor

Alaysa Escandor is a former development analyst based in Manila, Philippines. She covered a wide range of development and humanitarian aid issues since. She was a fellow at the Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism. Her interests include humanitarian and development aid, health and gender.

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HIV and AIDS spending in 2015 lowest in 5 years

HIV and AIDS spending in 2015 lowest in 5 years

about 9 years ago // World AIDS Day

While combatting HIV/AIDS remains a high priority of international donors, donor funding fell for the first time in five years in 2015, dropping by 8 percent from 2014.

3 years after Typhoon Haiyan, data reveals lessons in funding and rehabilitation

3 years after Typhoon Haiyan, data reveals lessons in funding and rehabilitation

about 9 years ago // Disaster risk reduction

Three years after Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines, the complex dynamics surrounding the long-term rehabilitation of affected communities prompted us to dig into the available data and assess some of the accomplishments and setbacks.

USAID's top small business contractors for 2015

USAID's top small business contractors for 2015

over 9 years ago // USAID Contracting

How does USAID classify small businesses and which companies were successful winning small business contracts last year? Devex dug into the numbers to uncover some answers.