That a YouTuber can wake up one day and build 100 wells in 8 months just goes to show how embarrassing African governments are. They’ll give every possible excuse in the book why it can’t be done just so they can steal the money and stuff it abroad.
Charles Murito | Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, Government Affairs & Public Policy, @Google
“At Google, we are looking at Partnerships, Programmes, and Investments to drive economic transformation across the continent.
In Denmark, there are libraries where you can borrow a person instead of a book to listen to their life story for 30 minutes. The goal is to fight prejudice. Each person has a title -
"unemployed," "refugee," "bipolar," and etc. - but listening to their story you realize how much you shouldn't "judge a book by its cover." This innovative project is active in 85+ countries. It is called The Human Library.
An incredibly meaningful paper contributing to the thinking of how humanitarian, development and peacebuilding actors can support mental health. Congratulations @abismiles! 👏🏾👏🏾
Conflict & violence have a profound impact on mental health & psychosocial well-being. Scaled-up programming that combines MHPSS, peacebuilding & livelihoods has the potential to enable millions who live in conflict to survive & thrive. #MindthePeace https://t.co/P31p74w81J