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Douglas M. Wanja

Douglas M. Wanja
East Africa Coordinator, Data for Governance Alliance (D4GA) Project

Douglas is an Economist, Researcher and Data Analyst based at the Institute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Nairobi. He is also a Lecturer of quantitative economics and research. Douglas has over 15 years of experience in conducting economic and social research. In that period, he has worked for and with notable research organizations (WHO, USAID, UN, Carnegie Corporation of New York) and researchers on over 15 projects and 5 programs in over 20 countries. His experience and works focus on portfolios such as economic governance, governance & service delivery, politics, financial inclusion, behavioral economics, healthcare financing, and monitoring & evaluation. Douglas is currently the East African Coordinator for the Data for Governance Alliance (D4GA) Project. He is currently completing his PhD in Economics and his thesis focuses on fiscal decentralisation and healthcare financing model in Kenya.

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Education
Douglas is currently completing his PhD in Economics and his thesis focuses on fiscal decentralisation and healthcare financing model in Kenya.
Specialization
Specialization

His experience and work focus on portfolios such as economic governance, governance & service delivery, politics, financial inclusion, behavioral economics, healthcare financing, and monitoring & evaluation.

Project Name
IDS
Rank
3
Profile Summary

Douglas is the East Africa Coordinator for the Data for Governance Alliance (D4GA) Project. He is currently completing his PhD in Economics and his thesis focuses on fiscal decentralisation and healthcare financing model in Kenya.

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Consultancies

Douglas has over 15 years of experience in conducting economic and social research. In that period, he has worked for and with notable research organizations (WHO, USAID, UN, Carnegie Corporation of New York) and researchers on over 15 projects and 5 programs in over 20 countries. His experience and work focus on portfolios such as economic governance, governance & service delivery, politics, financial inclusion, behavioral economics, healthcare financing, and monitoring & evaluation.