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Lucia Carrillo

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Lucia Carrillo is a Research Analyst in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit. She previously worked as a Research Assistant for the McCourt School of Public Policy and the Georgetown University Initiative on Innovation, Development and Evaluation (gui2de), supporting projects on education policy and labor markets. Previously, she worked for the National Government in Peru, specifically in the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Education. During her time with the  Peruvian government, Lucia focused on the design of mechanisms for improving the effectiveness of public spending and the design of conditional cash transfers for regional policy improvement. She has also worked as a Research Consultant for Innovations for Poverty Action (Peru) and as Research Assistant for the Department of Economics at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Lucia holds both  bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and a master’s degree in International Development from Georgetown University.

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How local leaders view transparency and local autonomy in humanitarian aid distribution: Evidence from Mali

2025Bleck, Jaimie; Carrillo, Lucia; Gottlieb, Jessica; Guindo, Sidiki; Kosec, Katrina; Kyle, Jordan; Soumano, Moumouni
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How local leaders view transparency and local autonomy in humanitarian aid distribution: Evidence from Mali

Recognizing the pivotal role local governance plays in crisis response and the diversity of local conditions even within a single country context, this article examines variation in preferences over humanitarian aid delivery among local leaders in Mali. Drawing on qualitative fieldwork and a survey of 2,919 local leaders across the country, we investigate leaders’ preferences over two key dimensions of aid governance: local autonomy over targeting and distribution and transparency over aid delivery. Using aid profile vignettes to elicit preferences over these attributes, we find that leaders generally favor approaches that combine both greater local control and greater transparency, viewing transparency as complementary to autonomy rather than constraining. Preferences, however, vary by leaders’ position and by context: outsiders to aid governance demand more transparency, and leaders’ relative trust in local aid committees versus donors predicts preferences for autonomy. Leaders in conflict-affected villages place greater value on autonomy and less on transparency, highlighting how insecurity reshapes aid preferences in fragile settings.

Year published

2025

Authors

Bleck, Jaimie; Carrillo, Lucia; Gottlieb, Jessica; Guindo, Sidiki; Kosec, Katrina; Kyle, Jordan; Soumano, Moumouni

Citation

Bleck, Jaimie; Carrillo, Lucia; Gottlieb, Jessica; Guindo, Sidiki; Kosec, Katrina; et al. 2025. How local leaders view transparency and local autonomy in humanitarian aid distribution: Evidence from Mali. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2384. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute.

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Mali

Keywords

Western Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Africa; Governance; Humanitarian Organizations; Aid Programmes; Conflicts; Resilience; Policies; Local Authorities

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English

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Open Access

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Fragility, Conflict, and Migration

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How can community grants promote gender-inclusive development in fragile settings? Insights from rural Nigeria

2025Kyle, Jordan; Adeyanju, Dolapo; Adida, Claire; Arriola, Leonardo; Carrillo, Lucia; Fisher, Rachel; Iraoya, Augustine Okhale; Kosec, Katrina; Matanock, Aila; Mo, Cecilia H.
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How can community grants promote gender-inclusive development in fragile settings? Insights from rural Nigeria

Community-driven development (CDD) programs aim to shift decision-making to the local level by empowering communities to prioritize, design, and implement projects that address their most pressing needs. These programs have gained global traction as vehicles for service delivery and empowerment, especially in fragile contexts with weak state capacity. These programs leverage communities’ understanding of local needs and their unique ability to deploy resources in conflict-affected, unstable, or highly remote areas that are operationally hard to reach for traditional development programs. However, evidence remains limited on how to structure CDD programs to ensure inclusive participation from a wide range of community members, particularly women, who tend to participate in community and public affairs at lower levels than men in these settings (Takeshima et al., 2024).

Year published

2025

Authors

Kyle, Jordan; Adeyanju, Dolapo; Adida, Claire; Arriola, Leonardo; Carrillo, Lucia; Fisher, Rachel; Iraoya, Augustine Okhale; Kosec, Katrina; Matanock, Aila; Mo, Cecilia H.

Citation

Kyle, Jordan; Adeyanju, Dolapo; Adida, Claire; Arriola, Leonardo; Carrillo, Lucia; et al. 2025. How can community grants promote gender-inclusive development in fragile settings? Insights from rural Nigeria. IFPRI Project Note. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178881

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Nigeria

Keywords

Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Western Africa; Grants; Community Organizations; Gender; Development; Rural Areas; Fragility; Programmes

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Experiential learning for groundwater governance in India study data

2025
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.; Falk, Thomas; Priyadarshini, Pratiti; Sanil, Richu; Duche, Vishwambhar; ElDidi, Hagar; Kosec, Katrina; Zhang, Wei; Melesse, Mequanint B.; Carrillo, Lucia
…more Ferguson, Nathaniel; Shastri, Seema Vigneshwar; Reddy, Hemalatha; Foundation for Ecological Security Team
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Experiential learning for groundwater governance in India study data

This data article presents a dataset developed to support a rigorous impact assessment of an experiential learning intervention aimed at enhancing groundwater governance and agricultural water management in rural Indian communities. The intervention combined collective action games, participatory planning tools, and community debriefings to promote behavioral shifts toward sustainable groundwater and surface water management. These tools are designed to support informed decision-making, foster collective action, and strengthen governance of water as a common resource. The impact evaluation follows a randomized control trial design, incorporating baseline and follow-up data from both treatment and control habitations. The dataset encompasses behavioral, social, and institutional variables collected through individual surveys, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews. The intervention and data collection took place in four districts across three Indian states, targeting communities heavily dependent on groundwater. Baseline data were gathered between November 2021 and February 2022, prior to intervention implementation, with follow-up data collected from January to June 2023. The data was collected by local trained enumerators to test the scalability of the approach. Participants were selected through stratified random sampling from a purposively defined sample frame, reflecting groundwater reliance and socioeconomic diversity. The resulting dataset comprises anonymized, structured files detailing demographic, social, agricultural, and water governance information across all study groups. The dataset’s multi-layered structure and detailed documentation enable a wide range of reuse opportunities, including replication of previous analyses, in-depth exploration of behavioral and institutional dynamics, and the advancement of novel methodological approaches in water governance research. It supports diverse research needs spanning cross-regional comparisons and policy evaluations.

Year published

2025

Authors

Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.; Falk, Thomas; Priyadarshini, Pratiti; Sanil, Richu; Duche, Vishwambhar; ElDidi, Hagar; Kosec, Katrina; Zhang, Wei; Melesse, Mequanint B.; Carrillo, Lucia; Ferguson, Nathaniel; Shastri, Seema Vigneshwar; Reddy, Hemalatha; Foundation for Ecological Security Team

Citation

Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.; Falk, Thomas; Priyadarshini, Pratiti; Sanil, Richu; Duche, Vishwambhar; et al. 2025. Experiential learning for groundwater governance in India study data. IFPRI Data Paper. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177557

Country/Region

India

Keywords

Asia; Southern Asia; Experiential Learning; Groundwater; Groundwater Management; Natural Resources; Water Resources

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open Access

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NEXUS Gains

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Data Paper

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