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In this episode, RISE research fellow Julius Atuhurra speaks to Dr. Adedeji Adeniran, the Director of Research at the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA)–a Nigerian think tank. Adedeji explains CSEA's education research journey that has evolved from an initial focus on education financing to studying more nuanced topics, including: education system diagnosis, data quality, community engagement, policy analysis tools, and curriculum effectiveness. He highlights the need to fully grasp what transpires inside the classroom and how that is influenced by interactions happening outside the classroom. He also explains RISE Nigeria's primary focus on demand-side actors and discusses findings from their recent study on primary-level curriculum effectiveness in Nigeria. LinksAdedeji Adeniran (webpage)Instructional Alignment in Nigeria using the Surveys of Enacted Curriculum (working paper) by Adeniran, Onyekwere, Okon, Atuhurra, Chaudhry, and KaffenbergerThe State of Global Learning Poverty: 2022 update (report) by UNESCO, UNICEF, FCDO, USAID and BMGFUnderstanding Education Policy Preferences: Survey Experiments with Policymakers in 35 Developing Countries (working paper) by Crawfurd, Hares, Minardi, and SandefurImagine a World Where Innovations Could Save the Lives of 2 Million More Mothers and Babies. BMGF 2023 Goalkeepers Report (report) by the Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationFinancing Basic Education in Nigeria: What are the Feasible Options? (working paper) by Onyekwena, Uzor, Oloko, and AdeniranImproving Basic Education Outcomes in Nigeria. Effectiveness, Accountability and Equity Issues (working paper) by Onyekwena, Adekunle, Eleanya, and TaiwoUnderstanding cost-effectiveness and benefit-cost analysis using data on school feeding and education assistance programmes in Nigeria (journal article) by Uneze and TajudeenIs Nigeria Experiencing a Learning Crisis: Evidence from curriculum-matched learning assessment (journal article) by Adeniran, Ishaku, and AkanniIs Nigeria on track to achieving quality education for all? Drivers and implications (working paper) by Adeniran, Onyekwena, Onubedo, Ishaku, EkeruchePolicy Deliberation, Social Contracts, and Education Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from...

Kachina Chawla from USAID joins Ann to discuss her work in India. Kachina and her colleagues work to prevent and treat Tuberculosis, HIV, and other diseases that otherwise might not be provided for in many communities. Communities are the "epicenter" of this work.  Working within communities helps her team reach out to the most marginalized. Kachina offers specific examples as to why drugs alone will not improve health. Kachina educates us on what USAID is, who funds it, and explains her role in the organization as well as her personal outlook on working in communities. Her specific examples will help you think about how you can be more effective in your community work.Items discussed :Why communities are the critical branch of the health systemHow communities provide the feedback needed to bridge the demand and supply gapWhy she chose the Empowerment Methodology and the power of community dialogueThe role of the government in health promotionWe need to let go of our own baggage when working in and with communitiesWhy the power of the collective is the community possibility she seesBioKachina Chawla, MPH, is the Senior Advisor for the Health Office at USAID/India where she works on digital technology, inclusive development and other emerging priorities such as COVID-19, air pollution and urban resilience. She is a public health professional who has spent the last 20 years working extensively in areas of maternal and child health, family planning and infectious diseases across three continents. Prior to joining USAID, Kachina was a founding partner at Lighthouse Health Solutions LLC, an international consulting firm that serviced clients like BMGF, the Packard Foundation and the Public Health Institute. At Lighthouse, she led their investment on using social movements to ignite changes that impact health.  Kachina received her bachelor's degree in History and Science from Bennington College, Vermont, and a master's degree in Public Health, specializing in Monitoring and Evaluation from the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at Tulane University, New Orleans.Community Possibilities is produced by Zach PriceMusic by Zach PriceLike what you heard? Please like and share wherever you get your podcasts! Connect with Ann: Community Evaluation Solutions How Ann can help: · Support the evaluation capacity of your coalition or community-based organization. · Help you create a strategic plan that doesn't stress you and your group out, doesn't take all year to design, and is actionable. · Engage your group in equitable discussions about difficult conversations. · Facilitate a workshop to plan for action and get your group moving. · Create a workshop that energizes and excites your group for action. · Speak at your conference or event. Have a question or want to know more? Book a call with Ann .Be sure and check out our updated resource page! Let us know what was helpful. Community Possibilities is Produced by Zach Price Music by Zach Price: Zachpricet@gmail.com

Tim Wood has been at the forefront of building and investing in technology to improve health outcomes in low-and-middle-income countries over the last 3 decades - including work at the Grameen Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) where he served as a Senior Program Officer. During his time at BMGF he led a transformative, platform-level investment in Dimagi and its technology that breaks the mold of the industry's tendency to invest in projects rather than core technology. In this episode, Jonathan Jackson and Tim Wood tell the story of how that investment happened, why it was so important, and their reflections on the challenges and opportunities in global health and development today. In the course of the conversation, you'll also hear advice for getting funding from a funder like BMGF. This is part 2 in a 5 part series highlighting pivotal moments in Dimagi's history in honor of Dimagi's 20th anniversary. Key points 3:01 - Making the move from for-profit to impact-driven work and how Tim Wood made the decision to leave Microsoft to work in global health 4:36 - Why the global health and development industry needs people from the private and government sectors 7:22 - What made the BMGF grant to Dimagi unique 9:10 - The challenge of creating organizational sustainability when projects scale and the surprising disconnect between scale and revenue in digital health 10:20 - How core funding from BMGF supported achieving national scale projects at Dimagi 11:15 - The challenge of developing robust and impactful technology in global development 12:07 - "Pilotitis" in digital health: What is it? Why does it happen? 13:20 - How Tim Wood made the case to BMGF to invest in Dimagi at a platform level 16:50 - Turning the corner on sustainability at Dimagi and speaking to health impact 21:13 - Tim Wood's advice for social entrepreneurs seeking funding from BMGF or other foundations 25:20 - A trend of increased collaboration across funders in global health to help address country priorities 29:00 - The challenge of rolling out horizontal technology within a ministry of health and the need ensure you're working with stakeholders with a broad enough mandate to make your vision a reality 32:50 - What's concerning to Tim Wood and Jonathan Jackson when it comes to the use of technology to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals 37:30 - How might we create a common language and ways to measure success of technology implementation to make better decisions and make investments in global health more effective? 40:00 - The tax on users of digital health pilots 41:00 - The need to have a plan for moving from paper to digital 42:40 - What is most exciting looking ahead in digital health? 43:40 - Co-investing across donors 47:30 - How can other Digital Public Goods be successful? What is the role of Digital Square? Links Digital Square - https://digitalsquare.org/ Grameen Foundation - https://grameenfoundation.org/ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - https://www.gatesfoundation.org/ World Health Organizations (WHO) Classification of Digital Health Interventions - https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-RHR-18.06

Innovation for Inclusive Agricultural Transformation Steven D. Prager, PhD., Senior Program Officer for Agricultural Transformation Strategy at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Website Understanding inclusive agricultural transformation through the lenses of climate adaptation and labor productivity. Abstract In many lower- and middle-income countries agriculture is not only the basis for food security but also the main path toward economic prosperity for countless small-scale producers. Agriculture systems are highly heterogeneous, however, and this heterogeneity is compounded by the nearly infinite variation in the individual circumstances of those that participate in the production process. At the same time, small-scale producers face several challenges and, in many instances, compound challenges ranging from Covid and climate change to conflict and crop disease. Given these complexities, how can we focus on intentional, inclusive approaches to help transform agriculture systems such that their stewards become more resilient and more predictably on a path to prosperity? To better understand both the opportunities for agricultural transformation and the challenges associated therewith, this presentation will examine “agricultural research for development” (AR4D) through the lenses of both climate adaptation and labor productivity. Here we consider the role of innovation in these areas as a core consideration in thinking about inclusive agricultural transformation (IAT). Innovation in areas from policy to farmer services to the crops themselves must be layered together in context appropriate ways in order to realize the changes needed to improve agricultural development outcomes. From the identification of specific outcomes to the corresponding theories of change, strategies, policy and investment, inclusive agricultural transformation must be both priority-based and right-sized. While there are numerous entry points for fostering climate-sensitive and inclusive agricultural development, through this dialog we will explore the idea that simultaneous consideration of labor productivity and climate adaptation increasingly has the potential to become a cornerstone of new thinking in IAT. Related links: Labour productivity: The forgotten yield gap Cock J, Prager S, Meinke H, and Echeverria R. (2022) _Agricultural Systems. _doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103452. PDF Speaker Bio A geographer by training, Dr. Steven Prager has recently joined the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation after ten years as a professor of geography at the University of Wyoming and, more recently, eight years as a research scientist with the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) based in Cali, Colombia. At the University of Wyoming, Steven taught and led research in a range of themes mostly centered around spatial modeling and sustainable development. Steven later brought this experience to CIAT and the world of agricultural research for development. At CIAT, he developed and co-led several different research programs, including the “Global Futures and Strategic Foresight” activity with the Policies, Institutions, and Markets research program of the CGIAR. He also played a critical role in building out a LAC-wide and then global scale program in climate services, several efforts related to Sustainable Food Systems, and the SERVIR Amazonia program designed to bring best in class remote sensing and geospatial analysis to local communities throughout the Amazon Basin. In his new role with BMGF, Steve is working with the Foundation's Adaptation Systems and Integration team to bring innovations in climate adaptation to serve small-scale producers throughout Africa and South Asia. GES Colloquium is jointly taught by Drs. Jen Baltzegar and Dawn Rodriguez-Ward, who you may contact with any class-specific questions. Colloquium will be held in-person in Poe 202, as well as live-streamed via Zoom. Please subscribe to the GES newsletter and Twitter for updates . Genetic Engineering and Society Center GES Colloquium - Tuesdays 12-1PM (via Zoom) NC State University | http://go.ncsu.edu/ges-colloquium GES Mediasite - See videos, full abstracts, speaker bios, and slides https://go.ncsu.edu/ges-mediasite Twitter - https://twitter.com/GESCenterNCSU GES Center - Integrating scientific knowledge & diverse public values in shaping the futures of biotechnology. Find out more at https://ges-center-lectures-ncsu.pinecast.co

Pakistan's economy is spiraling out of control with the rupee hitting a record low on a daily basis. What is driving this crisis and how can Pakistan get out of this tailspin? This episode focuses on the ongoing crisis, with Ammar H. Khan joining the podcast to offer his perspective on what is going on and the path forward. Ammar is a non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council, and is the Group Chief Risk Officer at Karandaaz Pakistan, a UK FCDO and BMGF backed entity that focuses on enabling access to finance for Small & Medium Enterprises, and digital financial inclusion. Previously, he has worked with the largest asset manager in Pakistan as a Chief Risk Officer, as well as at HSBC in varying roles in sovereign risk assessment, and credit risk. In addition, he has been a consultant to multiple energy projects, from coal mines to LNG power plants, and terminals, with an accumulated ticket size of more than US$10 billion. Having worked in projects across the energy value chain, Ammar has an in-depth understanding of the intricacies of the sector. He tweets at @rogueonomist.

This episode of The Jeff Dornik Show is sponsored by the explosive new book by Robert F Kennedy Jr The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health. Order your copy today at https://amzn.to/36D0LLg.Dr Pierre Kory has literally saved millions of lives around the world through exposing the world to his findings regarding the live-saving covid-19 treatment, Ivermectin. Our government, Big Tech and the Mainstream Media have thrown everything they can to discredit him and his messaging, but he's proven he is not going anywhere.Most of my listeners understand how effective Ivermectin truly is, as we've discussed this at length in episode after episode. During this episode of The Jeff Dornik Show, I decided to take a different direction in my conversation with Dr Kory, and we discussed the response to his findings. Then the conversation turned to what I think may be the most important explanation of what's truly going on in regards to covid-19, the vaccines and the push for a world-wide centralized control of information. Many of you have never heard Dr Kory talk like this, so hopefully it will wake you up.I asked Dr Kory what he believes is actually going on. Is the push for global mass vaccination against covid-19, despite being proven ineffective and dangerous to the masses, simply financial? Or is there something more sinister going on? Pay attention to his response, as he breaks down what we know and the logical conclusions that, unfortunately, will shock most people with how deep and sinister this plot truly runs. My best insight, again I have to borrow from the book The Real Anthony Fauci which is a transformative book. When I lecture, I say that this is assigned reading. I'm an educator, I lecture for a living and teach medicine, and it's what I love to do and I was very well known and have won a lot of awards for teaching. But now, when I give lectures to lay people, I say, “Assigned reading to all of you, go get the book and read the whole thing. You cannot be an educated citizen until you read it.” So, that question you asked, if you go to the last three chapters of the book, you learn these really disturbing facts that are well documented, it's in the media. But, you've heard of the simulation exercises, right? For these pandemics… largely run by Bill Gates and BMGF, who are right in the middle of it. These are multi-national exercises with large healthcare agencies. They simulated a global viral pandemic and they are actually preparing for how to respond. When you read the fine print of what they did and what they concluded out of these exercises, messaging was key. The enemy was vaccine hesitancy and the solution was vaccines. So, this response of this global mass vaccination, this was already prepared. I just didn't think that propaganda and censorship would be as used and successful as it was. They developed this trusted news initiative, where you literally have press agencies agreeing to control information. Can you think of a greater obesity than that? Literally the press - the FREE press - deciding, “Yeah, we don't think it should be so free anymore. We need to control the information and only make the good stuff go out there.” When you ask me what's really going on, I'm most comfortable saying it's the profit motive because that's the least controversial. “It's just about the profits. They wanted to open up a global market and get billions and billions from the vaccines.” What other objectives could it be? From where I started two years ago to where I am now… In medicine when we're trying to figure out what's causing something we call it a differential diagnosis. Could it be a viral syndrome? Could it be a cancer? Could it be this? So we run the differential with all of this. So, your question is almost like, “What's the diagnosis here? What is causing this?” First on my list as most likely is profit motive. Second is some other motive. And there's where into the WEF and The Great Reset and population control and decreasing fertility… and I'll believe all of it, and I'll tell you why. If you read that book (The Real Anthony Fauci) you are left with only one conclusion, and this is a big statement: Clearly Anthony Fauci is a sociopath and clearly Bill Gates is. When you look at the history of Bill Gates with his history of eugenicism and what he's done to public health throughout continents throughout the last twenty years, if you actually read what he's done in Africa with different interventions and how he's really corrupted public health… public health really used to be about sanitation, food, nutrition and all these things where in these poor and not fully developed countries, and then all of a sudden Gates started showing up in all these public health systems, and it was vaccines, vaccines, vaccines. They would pay vaccinating nurses more than the other ones, so all these nurses that would help people, treating different diseases, making sure nutrition and health was good, they started working for Bill Gates. This vaccine obsession is strange and we know that they have had some other vaccine exercises in the past which really disturbed the fertility of communities in Africa. There's all sorts of strange, odd things and I try not to go there because I'm already getting attacked for just my simple truths, so when you go into the complex truths… I mean, do you guys talk about this stuff? What's really going on? What are they really trying to push for here? I try to stay away from it because it's just, I mean, the financial stuff is enough. If you show that they want to make money and they don't care about literally hundreds of thousands and millions who are dying and they are pushing vaccines that we know are causing unprecedented deaths. The life insurance companies are talking about it now, and that to me is the one piece of hope: It no longer has to be me wearing a white coat as a doctor talking about the data. You don't need data when life insurance guys are saying, “Starting in Quarter 1 of 2021 we have seen an unprecedented rise in un-covid deaths to which we've never seen in our two hundred year history.” That's in the age group of 18-64. They said that they've never seen a 40% rise in mortality from year to year. They said there's some catastrophic event that's going on in society. By the way, they don't say the vaccines, they just say that they can't explain the rise in 2021. That's what I think is going to change.I hope that with everything we just talked about, Jeff… the absurd discord between the science and the policy and the amount of death they've caused with this overreach, my hope is that this is what's going to expose them and when we come out of this that the history books get it right and we learn. Remember, when we were talking before we started, and I was telling you that I have friends that are living in the North East and you gave me an example of what's going on in California, I have friends and doctors that I've trained that are still firmly fixed to the narrative that the solution to this problem is that everyone needs to get vaccinated, and it's completely false. Yet they believe it so fervently still… I talk about this is a war of information. If you look at we've been able to accomplish as an organization with our website and disseminating information and evolving our protocols and sending them out, I think we've done a really great job in helping a large portion or not only this country, but we get feedback from all over the world with how much they've liked our protocols. So we've done a good job, but it's still 40%. I think there's still 60% that believe Ivermectin is a horse dewormer.As Dr Kory explained, the book that opened his eyes to what's really going on is Robert F Kennedy's new book The Real Anthony Fauci. Luckily for us, the book's publisher is the sponsor for this episode of The Jeff Dornik Show. I highly encourage you to order a copy of the book on Amazon, as it will literally shock you once you understand how deep this massive conspiracy actually goes. You must be armed with the truth, and as Dr Kory explained, The Real Anthony Fauci is required reading if you are going to be an informed citizen. Order your copy today at https://amzn.to/36D0LLg.

In this episode, Danielle reads an excerpt from "COVID Operation, What Happened, Why It Happened, and What's Next" by Pamela Popper and Shane Prier. Part 3 focuses on our good friend, the Microsoft Monopolizer, Billy Gates.  You'll hear shocking information about his upbringing, his plans to control the population, and the sinister plots of the BMGF to sterilize Africa.   

"Alles in allem fand Bill Gates im Impfstoffmarkt Bedingungen vor, die ihm die komplette Aneignung eines Schlüsselsektors des Gesundheitswesens ermöglichten. Beinahe über Nacht wurde die BMGF zum Urheber und zur maßgeblichen Instanz weltweiter Impfmaßnahmen und sorgte dafür, dass Entscheidungen, die das Leben und die Gesundheit der Entwicklungsländer betreffen, zentral in Seattle getroffen werden. Für Melinda Gates, die Partnerin ihres Ehemannes in allen mildtätigen Dingen, war die Frage einfach: „An welcher Stelle kannst du mit deinem Geld die größte Wirkung erzielen?“ Quelle:https://blog.bastian-barucker.de/disruption-der-weltgesundheit-die-gates-stiftung-und-das-geschaeft-mit-impfstoffen/ Original: Diese Veröffentlichung wurde von der Taylor & Francis Group für diesen Blog genehmigt. Title: 9781138238596 | Handbook on the Politics of Global Health – Parker & Garcia | Edn. 1 Link zum Buch: https://www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9781315297255-20

Overview: Today we’re going to talk about bKash - The largest Fintech player in Bangladesh. We start with some background on Bangladesh, discuss bKash’s founding, growth & impact on Bangladesh's economy. We also discuss what other emerging markets can learn from the bKash story & end with our overall outlook. This episode was co-hosted by Shammi Quddus & recorded on May 16, 2021. Companies discussed: bKash, CellBazaar, Money in Motion, Grameenphone, Grameen Bank, BRAC, BRAC Bank, Safaricom (M-Pesa), Nagad, Telenor, Gates Foundation, IFC (World Bank) & Alibaba (Ant Financial) Business concepts discussed: Agency banking, ecosystem partnerships, microfinance expansion, Nonprofit fundraising, impact investing, Telco distribution & serial entrepreneurship Conversation highlights: (00:30) - Why are we talking about bKash and Bangladesh FinTech (04:40) - Bangladesh context and similarities to African countries (14:50) - Fintech context in Bangladesh before bKash in 2011 (16:20) - Founder background - Kamal Quadir background, CellBazaar (22:05) - bKash background - Iqbal Quadir, Grameenphone, etc. (30:48) - bKash founding (47:18) - Fundraising - IFC , BMGF, Ant Financial (59:30) - Product & monetization strategy (1:22:22) - Impact of bKash on the tech sector and economy (1:23:56) - Bankole’s overall thoughts and outlook (1:36:26) - Olumide’s overall thoughts and outlook (1:42:20) - Shammi’s overall thoughts and outlook (1:50:41) - Recommendations and small wins Olumide’s recommendations & small wins: Recommendation: Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life (by Nir Eyal) & Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger (by Peter Bevelin) Small win: Dinner with friends with a live band. Some chatting, some drinking & some dancing. Marvelous! Bankole’s recommendations & small wins: Recommendation: Prescription Drug Commercials - why they are the way they are by Packy McCormick and Nikhil Krishnan Small win: Spending a week in New York Other content: M-Pesa rate card, FT Partners Shammi’s recommendations & small wins: Recommendation: Fintech podcast 11fs.com/podcast Small win: Got my COVID vaccine! Vaccines for the win! Other content: Bangladesh Bank MFS guidelines, bKash gives a boost to the poor We’d love to hear from you. Please email info@afrobility.com to share feedback or propose topics you’d like to hear. Join our insider mailing list where we get feedback on new episodes & find all episodes at Afrobility.com

In dieser 43. Folge des Infektiopods geht es um eine gobale Persektive auf die Covid-19 Pandemie. Unser Gast ist hierzu Dr. Andreas Wulf, Arzt, seit vielen Jahren Referent bei Medico International und ein echter Experte in Sachen Globale Gesundheit. Wir blicken zunächst zurück auf die Anfänge der Pandemie, besprechen dann die aktuellen Initiativen (ACT Accelerator, … „Infektiopod#43 Covid-19: Globale Gesundheit“ weiterlesen

Episode 1 - Health and Inclusion Mini-Series Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: bit.ly/34EJdel Welcome to the introduction episode of this mini-series on Health and Inclusion, part of the GCSP’s 25th-anniversary special podcast series. I’m your host Ashley Müller. In this mini-series, episode one will explore health, COVID-19 and inclusion and episode two discusses diversity and policy. Also in this mini-series, we have the pleasure of speaking with Johanna Ralston on the topic of health and inclusion. She is joined by Ms Fleur Heyworth, Head of Gender and Inclusive Security at the GCSP, where she is also the Course Director of the Leverage Diversity for Increased Performance and Inspiring Women Leaders executive course and virtual learning journey. Johanna Ralston brings 25 years of experience in global health and development, most recently as CEO of the World Obesity Foundation, former CEO of World Heart Federation and Vice Chair, NCD Alliance. Johanna is a global leader in noncommunicable disease advocacy, and her accomplishments include launching the first ever capacity building programme for cancer control organizations in low and middle income countries, strategic leadership of the NCD Alliance as Vice Chair and steering group member for six years, elevating CVD on the global agenda as CEO of the World Heart Federation, oversight of global tobacco control efforts at American Cancer Society including the first major initiative to receive BMGF support in Africa, and cofounder of Cervical Cancer Action and RHD Action, both multi-stakeholder alliances which successfully accelerated access and increased prioritization around cervical cancer and rheumatic heart disease. Join Fleur and Johanna for this important mini-series on health and inclusion. --- 25 years ago, the GCSP began its journey advancing peace and security around the world. Today in 2020, our unique international community of experts, decision-makers and key players is a powerful source of knowledge, innovation and leadership, with a real ability to make a difference. The New Normal? Let’s think and act, together. We invite you to start now! Join us for a multitude of entirely customisable digital experiences including webinars, panels, Q&A interactions, discussions and more. Happening across the globe from 25 to 27 November featuring insights from over 50 experts in peace and security. Register here: bit.ly/34EJdel As we learn from the past, navigate the present and prepare for future security challenges, we know that #OnlyTogether we can create a safer world.

Episode 1 - Health and Inclusion Mini-Series Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: bit.ly/34EJdel Welcome to the introduction episode of this mini-series on Health and Inclusion, part of the GCSP’s 25th-anniversary special podcast series. I’m your host Ashley Müller. In this mini-series, episode one will explore health, COVID-19 and inclusion and episode two discusses diversity and policy. Also in this mini-series, we have the pleasure of speaking with Johanna Ralston, Associate Fellow with the GCSP's Global Fellowship Initiative, on the topic of health and inclusion. She is joined by Ms Fleur Heyworth, Head of Gender and Inclusive Security at the GCSP, where she is also the Course Director of the Leverage Diversity for Increased Performance and Inspiring Women Leaders executive course and virtual learning journey. Johanna Ralston brings 25 years of experience in global health and development, most recently as CEO of the World Obesity Foundation, former CEO of World Heart Federation and Vice Chair, NCD Alliance. Johanna is a global leader in noncommunicable disease advocacy, and her accomplishments include launching the first ever capacity building programme for cancer control organizations in low and middle income countries, strategic leadership of the NCD Alliance as Vice Chair and steering group member for six years, elevating CVD on the global agenda as CEO of the World Heart Federation, oversight of global tobacco control efforts at American Cancer Society including the first major initiative to receive BMGF support in Africa, and cofounder of Cervical Cancer Action and RHD Action, both multi-stakeholder alliances which successfully accelerated access and increased prioritization around cervical cancer and rheumatic heart disease. Join Fleur and Johanna for this important mini-series on health and inclusion. --- 25 years ago, the GCSP began its journey advancing peace and security around the world. Today in 2020, our unique international community of experts, decision-makers and key players is a powerful source of knowledge, innovation and leadership, with a real ability to make a difference. The New Normal? Let’s think and act, together. We invite you to start now! Join us for a multitude of entirely customisable digital experiences including webinars, panels, Q&A interactions, discussions and more. Happening across the globe from 25 to 27 November featuring insights from over 50 experts in peace and security. Register here: bit.ly/34EJdel As we learn from the past, navigate the present and prepare for future security challenges, we know that #OnlyTogether we can create a safer world.

Intro Episode - Health and Inclusion Mini-Series Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: bit.ly/34EJdel Welcome to the introduction episode of this mini-series on Health and Inclusion, part of the GCSP’s 25th-anniversary special podcast series. I’m your host Ashley Müller. In this mini-series, episode one will explore health, COVID-19 and inclusion and episode two discusses diversity and policy. Also in this mini-series, we have the pleasure of speaking with Johanna Ralston, Associate Fellow with the GCSP's Global Fellowship Initiative, on the topic of health and inclusion. She is joined by Ms Fleur Heyworth, Head of Gender and Inclusive Security at the GCSP, where she is also the Course Director of the Leverage Diversity for Increased Performance and Inspiring Women Leaders executive course and virtual learning journey. Johanna Ralston brings 25 years of experience in global health and development, most recently as CEO of the World Obesity Foundation, former CEO of World Heart Federation and Vice Chair, NCD Alliance. Johanna is a global leader in noncommunicable disease advocacy, and her accomplishments include launching the first ever capacity building programme for cancer control organizations in low and middle income countries, strategic leadership of the NCD Alliance as Vice Chair and steering group member for six years, elevating CVD on the global agenda as CEO of the World Heart Federation, oversight of global tobacco control efforts at American Cancer Society including the first major initiative to receive BMGF support in Africa, and cofounder of Cervical Cancer Action and RHD Action, both multi-stakeholder alliances which successfully accelerated access and increased prioritization around cervical cancer and rheumatic heart disease. Join Fleur and Johanna for this important mini-series on health and inclusion. --- 25 years ago, the GCSP began its journey advancing peace and security around the world. Today in 2020, our unique international community of experts, decision-makers and key players is a powerful source of knowledge, innovation and leadership, with a real ability to make a difference. The New Normal? Let’s think and act, together. We invite you to start now! Join us for a multitude of entirely customisable digital experiences including webinars, panels, Q&A interactions, discussions and more. Happening across the globe from 25 to 27 November featuring insights from over 50 experts in peace and security. Register here: bit.ly/34EJdel As we learn from the past, navigate the present and prepare for future security challenges, we know that #OnlyTogether we can create a safer world.

Guest Name : Azuka Okeke, Regional Director, Africa Resource Centre for Supply Chain. Language : English, Publication date: May, 05. 2020 Azuka is currently serving as a Regional Director for Africa Resource Centre for Supply Chain. She oversees supply chain transformation projects in several African countries with a key focus on Nigeria, Azuka is an expert in engaging governments and is currently serving as a thought partner and advisor to national ministries of health in Africa. She is a leader in facilitating private sector collaborations with public sector and has done this on platforms such as the World Economic Forum. Currently, she has pioneered the setting up of a supply chain membership platform for the private sector in Nigeria that has strengthened private sector spending for public health. She has over 15 years’ experience working on several international and local development projects and has successfully supported the institutionalization of sustainable solutions in public health delivery in Nigeria. Project experiences range across a number of different donor groups and implementing partners including; BMGF, USAID, GAVI and The Global Fund. A proud Canon Collins Scholarship recipient (2011- 2013); Commonwealth Scholar (2013); and member West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacist. Received training from prestigious world class institutes namely Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell University and University of Liverpool School of Public Health. She is currently taking a Financing course at the Edinburgh Business School, UK. Key takeaways : What is your view on women's contribution in the field of supply chain globally and particularly in Africa. Reflecting on the UN sustainable development goals where the goal is to have gender-equality for women and girls all around the world; What advice can you offer to start for making a better contribution of women in the supply chain ? Why is promoting inclusive supply chain leadership essential for now ? Connect him on LInkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azuka-okeke-0814a746/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bicarasupplychain/message

How do you translate research findings into a robust, pro-poor national program? This episode features IFPRI’s Senior Research Fellow and Bangladesh Country Representative Akhter Ahmed ( https://www.ifpri.org/profile/akhter-ahmed ), who in a conversation with Sivan Yosef ( https://www.ifpri.org/profile/sivan-yosef ), shares the inspiring story of ANGeL, an intervention that used agriculture, nutrition, and gender trainings to directly help and empower poor people. The government of Bangladesh is now implementing ANGeL nationwide. Read more about the ANGel Project : https://www.ifpri.org/project/agriculture-nutrition-and-gender-linkages-angel Donors & Partners: Government of Bangladesh, BIDS, USAID, BMGF, A4NH, PIM, DFID, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and CGIAR Interviewee: Akhter Ahmed Interviewer: Sivan Yosef Editor: Sivan Yosef and Jennifer Weingart Promotions: Smita Aggarwal

Pour ce troisième épisode de la saison, je me suis entretenue avec l’un des visages à deux têtes de la philanthropie au Québec, Yannick Bidunga Prince. Cofondateur du Club d’investissement responsable du Québec, il a participé à croiser la finance et le secteur caritatif pour faire rimer profit et don. Apprendre à rentabiliser des placements de façon saine d’un point de vue social et environnemental, tout en redonnant les fruits de la rentabilité à des causes, est la façon que Yannick et les autres membres du Club ont trouvé pour joindre l’utile à l’agréable selon l’expression consacrée.Nous avons parlé de : finance responsable, consommation responsable, évaluation ESG, finance des solutions, la Fondation McConnell, militantisme des actionnaires, Bill et Melinda Gates, fonds philanthropiques universitaires, décarbonisation de portefeuille, mécanismes d’épargne technologiques, Giving pledge, Mordecai Richler et Hunter Harrison.

Why should we care about data in global development? What does data-driven decision-making really look like? Meet Marty, from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He has some pretty solid ideas on how we can change the way global health programs work.

Bob Christen, Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. talks about the strategic focus on savings. The successful mobilization of small-scale savings requires dramatic reductions of transaction costs. Mobile banking and electronic payment platforms play a central role in this process. The foundation also fosters the development of additional products such as microinsurance.

Amolo Ng’weno talks about M-PESA which is reaching over 12 million people at 19 million outlets. This provides amazing transaction rails for other services.

Tamara Cook talks about one of the partners of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Opportunity International Bank of Malawi, as an example of how banks have moved beyond branches to try to solve the problems that they faced of reducing costs and reaching people where they lived.

“Today we have a historic opportunity to use mobile phones to solve two major problems that bankers faced for generations: how do you get the cost of serving clients down, and how do you reach people who leave far from the branch.” Tamara Cook, Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.