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Thanks for these thoughts!

1) We don't know of paint chemists' WhatsApp groups, but there could some out there, or some other kind of association that we could offer assistance to directly. There are definitely paint manufacturer associations in some countries, and this seems like a good approach. 

2) It'd depend on the size of the country, but probably only one analysis machine would be needed in most of the African countries we work in, and it would have a lot of spare capacity for analysing other things or samples from other countries. Yes, the labs ... (read more)

Yes, I think this probably is applicable!

1. At first it took a fair bit of time to build up an accurate picture of the different stakeholders, their relationships and incentives. And I'm sure there's still a lot more to learn. But with each new country we work in we can apply what we've learn in previous countires, as there are often a lot of similarities. For example, paint manufacturers in different countires might have similar perspectives, incentives, or relationships with regulators. 

2.  I'd advise starting by asking people with understandin... (read more)

Thanks for this! I just wanted to recommend the documentary  movie about his work 'Bending the Arc', which is on netflix. 

Thanks so much for this write up! Some very cross-applicable insights.

Thanks so much Jamie!

Hi Sky, thank you for directing us to this and offerening to connect! We'll take a closer look a what they're working on and let you know if/when a connection would be helpful.

Thanks so much Julia!

Hi, thanks for the comment! Yes, most of the studies are longitudinal cohort studies. I think this is one of the best examples of a well-designed interventional study: https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.20160056