Money Matters: Who are the most popular donors with Devex readers?

As a platform, Devex hosts information about some of the world’s top funders in global development. We crunched the numbers to find out which funders are the most popular with our readers. + Are there topics you want to read more about in Money Matters? We want your feedback. Popularity contest At Devex, we have data analysts and reporters that track funding data from over 850 public and private donors. Our data guru Miguel Antonio Tamonan looked at the data and provided some insights into who readers gravitate to. Read: Here are the 10 most popular donors at Devex in 2022 (Pro) + Try out Devex Pro Funding today with a free five-day trial, and explore funding opportunities from over 850 sources in addition to our funding analysis and news content. Funding activity We publish tenders, grants, and other funding announcements on our funding platform. Here are some of the ones which have been viewed the most in the past 10 days. 🌱 ADB has approved a $130 million loan to increase agricultural productivity and promote horticulture agribusinesses in India. 💰 AfDB is seeking consultants for an initiative aimed at strengthening access to finance for women-owned SMEs in Tanzania. 🫁 CDC is offering a $1 million grant to accelerate progress toward the global targets to end tuberculosis. ⚖️ DOS has opened a $2 million grant competition for projects that promote gender equality in northern Central America. ⛑️ USAID is providing $85 million to boost search and rescue operations after the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. ⚒️ The World Bank announced a humanitarian assistance package worth $1.78 billion for rapid damage assessment and reconstruction efforts in Turkey. Who runs the world? Girls! Growing up in western Massachusetts, the new Plan International USA CEO Shanna Marzilli knew few women who ran boardrooms and led organizations. As a first-generation college student herself, Marzilli didn’t have nearby role models she could emulate. As she ascends to the top job at Plan USA, Marzilli wants to change that for young girls around the world. “I barely knew any women who were college graduates and when I got exposed to these different ideas, and these opportunities, it has made me want to be able to work on that at a larger scale,” she told me in her first interview since becoming CEO. Read: How Plan USA’s new CEO aims to put girls in charge (Pro) Consequences Nick Hepworth, executive director of Water Witness International, has accused the United Kingdom government of contributing to a major cholera outbreak in Malawi. Hepworth claims that aid cuts to the £90 million Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters program, known in Malawi as BRACC, debilitated climate early warning systems in Malawi that would’ve helped with preparations against flooding in a local region. “Mangochi, which is the district which has the highest incidence and death rate of cholera, with 110 deaths and 6,500 cases to date, was one of the districts receiving benefit from the BRACC program,” Hepworth tells my colleague William Worley. Read: UK aid cuts contributed to major cholera epidemic, says NGO ICYMI: Cholera thrives in a warming world + Catch up on all of our coverage and analysis of the U.K. aid sector. Earthquake relief USAID has sent a specialized disaster response team to Turkey to help with rescue efforts in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake Monday that has killed thousands in the region. USAID Administrator Samantha Power also announced on Thursday the release of $85 million in urgent humanitarian assistance to deliver much-needed aid for millions of people affected by the earthquake in Turkey and in Syria. “At the direction of President Biden, we are already working with the Turkish authorities, our partners on the ground, and agencies across the U.S. government to assess impacts and provide initial support in Türkiye and Syria,” an agency spokesperson tells me. Read: How USAID is helping after the earthquake in Turkey and Syria Also read: Earthquake thrusts Syria back in the spotlight, but for how long? + Listen to a Twitter Spaces conversation: On Friday, Devex Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar was joined by two humanitarian leaders on the ground – NeedsMap’s Ali Ercan and Mert Firat – to discuss the unfolding humanitarian response in Turkey and Syria. Sign up to Money Matters for an inside look at the biggest stories in development funding.