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Released in World Water Week 2024, Jack meets Georgie Murray, Brand and Impact Partnerships Lead at Belu to discuss how the social enterprise has given over £5,800,000 of net profits to Water Aid and to other nature-based projects in the UK.
Belu is a U.K social enterprise, drinks and water filtration company. The company, which is based in London, supplies mineral water, tonic water, a range of flavoured mixers and filtration systems.
In the episode, we cover:
- The key elements of a successful corporate and charity partnership
- The Story of social enterprise Belu
- Purpose, People, Product and Profit
- The importance of unrestricted funding
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgie-m-45aa5bb9/
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Jack meets with Emily Janoch, Associate Vice President of Thought Leadership and Design at CARE to discuss the importance of failing forward.
Emily started the CARE Failing Forward Podcast to create a space for staff and external stakeholders around the world to talk about the experiences they learn from failure, and how they use that to get better at our work.
In the episode, we cover:
- The importance of talking about failure
- How to create an internal culture in which failure is embraced
- The importance of centering local voices
In her role at CARE, Emily focuses on ways to center local voices and evidence to make better decisions and create more impact. She is an expert in designing systems to capture and share information across many sources and with different stakeholders. With four-years of on-the-ground experience in West Africa and academic publications on community engagement and the human element in food security in Africa, she is especially interested in community-led development. Her work focuses on making sure that communities can engage in their own development for sustainable, appropriate results.
Connect with Emily on Linkedin here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-janoch-7922514/
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Date: Monday 12th August 2024
Jack meets with Carla Hoppe, Founder of Wealthbrite to discuss what young people need to be taught at work.
Carla is the founder of Wealthbrite, whose mission is to help businesses cultivate financially and commercially savvy talent. Wealthbrite was born out of Carla's understanding of the critical need to bridge the financial skills gap, especially among early-career professionals. This gap is striking; while those at the top are fluent in the language of money, new starters lack the confidence and knowledge they need. The result? Poor financial literacy is costing the economy over £20 billion in lost output every year.
Her career journey has been non-traditional. She began by studying English and French Law before qualifying as a corporate solicitor. She then transitioned into the tax world, working across the US and UK within the Big 4. In a rapidly evolving work environment, where businesses struggle to retain talent and social mobility in the UK is declining for the first time in 50 years, financial literacy is more crucial than ever.
Through Wealthbrite, Carla is dedicated to closing this gap and empowering the next generation of leaders with the financial skills they need to succeed.
In the episode, we discuss:
- What skills are needed in a changing workplace?
- Training the next business leaders
- The importance of commercial awareness for young talent
- Wealthbrite Accelerator
Being commercially aware and knowing business to go in the workplace
Connect with Carla here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlahoppe/
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Date: Monday 5th August 2024
To celebrate the 50th episode of The Social Impact Journal, we welcome Episode 1 guest Dr Paroma Bhattacharya back to the show to catch up about how her team at LSE Generate are helping to build purpose aligned businesses.
Paroma is the Head of Social Innovation at LSE Generate. She leads Research and Programme Delivery in the domain of Social Innovation for LSE Generate, the Entrepreneurship Hub at the The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), which supports current students, alumni and staff of LSE on their entrepreneurial journey.
Paroma has a Ph.D. in Management and her research interests and expertise lie in the field of social innovation and entrepreneurship, with a focus on the organizational behaviour of start-up social enterprises, the incubation and acceleration of early-stage social venture teams and social business model innovation in the context of emerging economies.
Paroma completed her Ph.D. in Management in 2021 from Durham University Business School, in association with the LSE Social Innovation Lab. After completing her Ph.D., she was a Post Doctoral Researcher at the LSE Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa (FLIA) and the LSE Social Innovation Lab, working on her post-doctoral research project, funded by the ERC grant, ‘Individual Action through Social Organizations: The Case of Poverty’. From 2021-2023, Paroma was a Fellow in the LSE Department of Management, serving as a teaching faculty member for the Master's in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship programme.
Her research, work, and field experience, in the domains of Social Innovation and International Development, spans across 13+ years and several countries, including India, UK, Denmark, Sri Lanka, Kenya and Rwanda.
In the episode, we discuss:
-Traits of a successful social entrepreneur
-Legal structures for a social enterprise
-How does a social entrepreneur balance the need for innovation and risk management?
-Examples of exceptional social ventures
-How LSE Generate supports social ventures?
-Advice for a social entrepreneur in a moment of adversity.
Connect with Dr Paroma here:
Youtube - https://youtube.com/@drparomabhattacharya?si=43m-O4QgwdQBVXjN
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paromabhattacharya/
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Date - Monday 29th July 2024
Andy King joins Jack Farren on The Social Impact Journal to share expertise as a fundraiser and discuss how a donor thinks.
Andy King is an award-winning storyteller. In July 2022, Fundraising Magazine named him ‘the most influential fundraiser in the UK’. Andy’s passion is helping charities tell their most important stories to those with the power to change the ending. This has led him to kickstart corporate partnerships programmes from a standing start to a value of £450,000 per year in 18 months.
In the episode, Andy and Jack discuss:
- Storytelling to make the case for support for your charity or nonprofit
- How donors read and respond to proposals and applications
- How to make your applications stand out
- The potential of AI in fundraising
Listeners can access Fireside Fundraising's Recipe for Fundraising Success Workbook for free here: https://mailchi.mp/firesidefundraising/subscribe
Connect with Andy here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-king-81331857/
https://www.firesidefundraising.com/
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Date - Monday 22nd July 2024
Arunjay Katakam joins Jack Farren on The Social Impact Journal to discuss his new book 'Generation Hope: How Inclusive Economics can help us all Thrive.'
Over the last two decades, Arunjay has had a front row seat in development and finance, both on the rich and poor side of the coin. He believes that our current economic system is broken and growth at all costs is unsustainable.
Arunjay shares why he left investment banking for international development, why he decided to write the book and why he is now focused on building non-profit startups.
Generation Hope explores the historical, political, economic, and cultural foundations that got us where we are today, and delves into what it’s going to take to insure that we are headed toward a sustainable future that benefits us all. Written in clear and compelling prose, the book addresses a wide range of today’s most pressing economic issues, from the macroeconomic challenges that humanity collectively faces, to our personal engagement with our current economic system.
This book illustrates how to continue moving from a mindset of scarcity and survival to one of abundance and thriving, from narrow-minded self interest to an awareness that we are part of a much larger interconnected whole.
All profits from the book will be donated to non-profit Acumen, and Arunjay explains in the episode why he decided to support Acumen.
Listeners of the podcast can access a complimentary version of the book here: https://www.arunjay.com/compbook
Connect with Arunjay here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/arunjay/
[email protected]
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Date - Monday 15th July 2024
The Social Impact Journal welcomes back Professor Christian Harrison to discuss the future of leadership.
Christian Harrison is a Professor of Leadership and Enterprise in the University of Bolton. Prior, to joining University of Bolton, he was a Reader in Leadership and the Chair of the Staff Forum for Research of the University of the West of Scotland. He graduated with a First-class degree in Pharmacy and practised as a pharmacist, assuming managerial positions before moving into the field of Management. Prof Christian Harrison has an MBA and was the valedictorian of the University of Aberdeen Business school MBA class with a Distinction. In addition, he also possesses a PhD in Leadership and other postgraduate research and teaching qualifications in his repertoire.
Christian is a well-known and recognised scholar in the field of Leadership and works across the globe on research projects. He is very active in teaching modules to undergraduates and postgraduates including MSc, MBA and DBA students. He is also the author of numerous published research papers on Leadership which is his major research interest and serves as the Director of Studies of several PhD and DBA students.
Furthermore, he is an active member of numerous learned organisations such as the British Academy of Management (BAM), International Council for Small Business (ICSB), Higher Education Academy (HEA) etc. and serves on several review panels and committees. He is also an external examiner to other UK universities. He is the Chair of the Leadership and Leadership Development Special Interest Group and the founder and Chair of the African Studies Track of the British Academy of Management and Chair of the Academy for African Studies. He is also the associate editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Business Research and Management and an associate editor of the Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a Certified Management and Business Educator of the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CMBE).
Connect with Christian on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/professor-christian-harrison-2a96124b/
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Date - Monday 8th July 2024
Jack meets with Louise Savell, Co-Founder and Director of Social Finance in London. Social Finance is a not for profit consultancy organisation that partners with governments, service providers, the voluntary sector and the financial community to find better ways of tackling social problems in the UK and globally.
Louise advises governments, philanthropies and service providers on the design and delivery of social development programmes.
In the episode, we cover:
- An Introduction to Outcome Based Approaches
- Examples of when an Outcome Based Approach can be a good fit
- Why an Outcome Based Approach is not always the right approach
Louise is passionate about driving social impact through rigorous analysis, efficient structures and effective cross-sector partnerships. She has particular expertise in outcomes-based approaches and social investment structures. She co-developed the impact bond approach in 2008.
Louise specialises in the development and delivery of new initiatives and has led work in health, education, nutrition, homelessness, financial inclusion and infrastructure in the UK and internationally.
Before starting Social Finance, Louise led the Eastern European programmes of the UK-based philanthropic foundation, Ark, where she worked with government and service providers to accelerate the reform of child welfare systems towards family-based care in Bulgaria and Romania. Louise was a Government Outcomes (GO) Lab Fellow of Practice in 2018. She was appointed a Visiting Fellow of Practice at the Blavatnik School of Government in 2020.
If you would like to learn more about Outcome Based Approaches, read the following resources:
https://www.socialfinance.org.uk/is-an-outcomes-based-approach-or-impact-bond-right-for-me
https://golab.bsg.ox.ac.uk/community/blogs/social-outcomes-contracts-system-strengthening/
Connect with Louise on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise-savell/
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Date - Monday 1st July 2024
Bryn Frere-Smith had a background in law enforcement as a police officer in the UK, and worked in covert policing in the Met. After leaving the force, he took a position to work for an anti-trafficking organization called International Justice Mission headquartered in Washington DC, which is the largest anti-slavery organization in the world. He was deployed to support an investigation team in the Dominican Republic and add capacity to local law enforcement, including skills and being deployed to tourist areas and geographies that law enforcement would usually struggle to access.
Bryn was engaged in a project as an investigator responding to the commercial sexual exploitation of children. There are a number of studies conducted in the country by the United Nations and IJM that found in their original prevalent study that one in ten sex workers or people working in commercial sex industry were a minor they were a child, and in open areas including parks or beaches, one in four were under the age of eighteen.
Bryn identified that organisations and local law enforcement were very effective at getting children young people out of these situations but preventing a re-trafficking re-exploitation is complex. After returning to the UK, Bryn raised a small amount of funding that was used to support young people that were brought out of those situations with items including school books, uniforms and food groceries.
Bryn then founded Blue Bear Coffee, an anti-slavery organization that sells coffee and using a business model to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking.
In the podcast, Bryn shares the origin story of Blue Bear Coffee, how the social enterprise operates and the projects that they have been able to support with the profits generated.
If you would like to learn more about Blue Bear Coffee, visit their website here: https://bluebearcoffee.com/
Connect with Bryn on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryn-frere-smith-00093b99/
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Date - Monday 3rd June 2024
Episode 44 - Employing young ex-offenders into environmental projects - David Parks, MD of The Skill Mill
Recorded live at the Workplace Event in the Social Enterprise Village, powered by Waste to Wonder Worldwide and Social Enterprise UK, Jack meets with David Parks, Managing Director of The Skill Mill.
Davie has worked in Juvenile Justice and Young People’s Services in several UK regions including Newcastle upon Tyne where he was Team Manager at the Youth Offending Team for 12 years. Davie is the founder and Managing Director of The Skill Mill Limited a NatWest SE100 listed Social Enterprise company and recipient of two Queen's Awards for Enterprise in 2021, providing employment in environmental maintenance and construction services for young people who have come into contact with the criminal justice system.
Through the episode, we cover David's journey in social entrepreneurship and advice for those starting out in the sector.
If you would like to learn more about The Skill Mill, visit their website here:
www.theskillmill.org
Read their 2014-2024 impact report here: https://www.theskillmill.org/_files/ugd/ecc0cc_e4145fedb52d41f8902b2af5e5309958.pdf
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Date - Monday 27th May 2024
Episode 43– Bootstrapping a Social Enterprise with Camilla Marcus-Dew, Co-Founder of Amplify Goods
Recorded live at the Workplace Event in the Social Enterprise Village, powered by Waste to Wonder Worldwide and Social Enterprise UK, Jack meets with Camila Marcus-Dew, the Co-Founder of Amplify Goods.
Camilla splits their time across a number of purpose-led ventures – connecting the dots between humans who are acting for positive change.
Camilla, a recovering management consultant, is proudly an OnPurpose fellow and IEMA Sustainability practitioner. Having worked in the sector since joining Clarity in 2015, Camilla has been recognised by a number of awards, including, most recently, WISE 100 winner. Currently splitting time across being a Director at Amplify Goods and Head of Ventures at Connection Crew - both social enterprises creating social value and minimising environmental harm, and with any spare time, offering ESG and circularity mentoring and advisory support. Camilla’s passion is getting people to rethink value and influence and designing products and services that can be part of our healthier collective future.
Through the episode, we cover Camilla's journey in social entrepreneurship and advice for those starting out in the sector.
If you would like to learn more about Amplify Goods, you can follow their Linkedin channel and visit the website here:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/77074257/
http://www.amplifygoods.org/remind new range
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Date - Monday 20th May 2024
Episode 42– The Haller Journey with Chloe Ford-Welman
Recorded in London, Jack meets Chloe, the Foundation Director of UK registered charity 'The Haller Foundation.'
Chloe joined the Haller UK team in 2018, having worked on several creative initiatives designed to highlight global environmental and social challenges, and to ignite positive change. Since then, Chloe has played a key role in managing the re-development of our Haller Farmers app, which launched in June 2020. Moving forward, she continues to promote awareness of Haller Farmers while establishing partnerships and exploring strategic opportunities for the future of the foundation.During the episode, we discuss the history of Haller Foundation, including the work of Dr. Rene Haller in the 1960s and 1970s in transforming barren limestone quarries on the Mombasa coastline of Kenya into thriving ecosystems.
We also cover the core work of the charity, including it's Haller Farmers App and growth plans.
Chloe shares insights on the importance of engaging youth in agriculture and lessons from leading a non-profit.If you would like to learn more about the Haller Foundation, you can follow their social media channels here:
Instagram: @hallerfoundationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-haller-foundation
X: @hallertweets
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Date - Monday 13th May 2024
Episode 41– Completing a Triple Everest with Nick Glover
Recorded live at The Social Enterprise Village at the Workplace Event in Birmingham, Jack meets Nick Glover from Waste to Wonder Worldwide.
Nick Glover is an extraordinary figure whose resilience and determination redefine the boundaries of human endurance and professional dedication. As a Type 1 diabetic and cancer survivor, Nick has not only triumphed over immense personal health challenges but has also achieved groundbreaking feats in the world of endurance sports. He holds the remarkable distinction of being the first Type 1 diabetic globally to complete a Triple Everest Cycling Challenge—a formidable achievement shared by fewer than 60 people worldwide.
This incredible feat underscores his commitment to pushing the limits of possibility, both physically and mentally. Professionally, Nick serves as the Middle East Business Development Director for Waste to Wonder Worldwide. In this role, he is at the forefront of expanding the organization's ESG Ethical Office Clearance and Reuse program across the region. His work focuses on redistributing no longer needed equipment from corporate environments to good causes around the world in a sustainable and socially responsible manner, proving that business development and environmental stewardship can go hand in hand.
Nick’s unique combination of personal achievements and professional expertise makes him a captivating and inspiring figure, offering invaluable insights into overcoming adversity, achieving sustainability in business, and the power of human spirit.
If you would like to connect with Nick, follow him on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peopledevelopmentspecialist/
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Date - Monday 6th May 2024
Episode 39– The First Social Enterprise Village with Will Fellows, Commercial Manager at Nineteen Group
Recorded live at The Social Enterprise Village at the Workplace Event in Birmingham on 1st May 2024, Jack meets Will Fellow, the Commercial Manager of Nineteen Group.
The Nineteen Group organise the Workplace Event, which welcomes over 6,000 guests across three days. In 2024, the Social Enterprise Village was launched, powered in partnership with Social Enterprise UK and Waste to Wonder Worldwide. This is the first space dedicated to social enterprises at a national conference.
In the episode, we discuss:
🗣 The importance of showcasing the work of social enterprises
✍️ Benefits of social procurement
🗓 Plans for the 2025 edition
If you would like to connect with Will, follow him on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-fellows-9b4280269/
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Date - Monday 29th April 2024
Episode 39– £30 million of Furniture donated to schools with Michael Amos, Managing Director of Waste to Wonder Worldwide.
Guest – Michael Amos
Managing Director, Waste to Wonder Worldwide
Jack meets with Michael Amos of Waste to Wonder Worldwide. As Managing Director, he provides a class leading ethical redistribution solution for companies who have redundant IT and Office Furniture. To date they have worked with over 200 blue chip companies, for whom they manage multi site clearances, move management projects and risk managed IT/WEEE disposals. The organisation has diverted thousands of tonnes of office equipment from landfill and have equipped over 1400 schools in 40 countries so far and as a result are transforming lives locally and around the world.
Waste to Wonder Worldwide are winners of the Green Champion and Champion of Champions Awards at the 2023 Green Apple Awards. They are also Winners of the International Impact Award at the Social Enterprise Awards 2023.
In the episode, Michael shares insights on :
- The Journey of Waste to Wonder Worldwide
- School in a box Programme
- Social Enterprise movement in the UKIf you would like to connect with Michael, follow him on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wastetowonderuk/
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Date - Monday 22nd April 2024
Episode 38 – Agritech landscape in Latin America in 2024 with Mark Jarman, Founder of AgriTierra
Guest – Mark Jarman
Founder, AgriTierra
Jack meets with Mark Jarman to discuss the Agritech landscape in Latin America. Mark is a Brit living in Colombia and through his consultancy AgriTierra, he leads a team of UK and Latin American specialists in business, finance, agri-food systems, and technology. They have developed and delivered activities in over 8 countries in the region building partnerships, designing solutions, and delivering projects in support of the needs of farmers, start-ups, financial institutions, agribusiness, innovation centres, research institutes, venture studios, and donors.
Mark is a Geographer with technical background in remote sensing and data analytics, He has spent 15+ years working in the global agricultural sector, I have led pioneering start-ups, I have worked with stakeholders from smallholders, to supermarkets, to Governments, and I have built a hugely successful agri-food strategy for one UK Governments centre of technology and innovation (Catapults).
In the episode, Mark shares insights on :
👨🌾 The potential of Agritech in improving productivity and resilience of smallholders in Latin America.
📊 Investment trends on the continent
💼 Mission of AgriTierra
💰 Where he would invest in if he was given $1,000,000If you would like to connect with Mark, follow him on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markwjarman/
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Date - Monday 8th April 2024
Episode 37 – Tips to partnering with USAID with Mike Shanley
Guest – Mike Shanley
Founder and CEO, AidKonekt
Founder and CEO, Konektid International
Host, Aid Market Podcast
In this episode, Mike shares insights on how the US Agency for International Development (USAID) works, and best practices for partnering with the agency. Also, we cover:
- How contracting works with USAID?
- USAID localization approach
- The impact of the 2024 United States Presidential Election on the future of USAIDIf you would like to connect with Mike, follow her on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/konektid-usaid-specialists/
To learn more about AidKonekt, see here: https://www.aidkonekt.com/usaid-biz-dev
To learn more about Konektid International, see here: https://www.konektid.com/
To listen to the Aid Market Podcast, head to their Apple Podcasts page here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aid-market-podcast/id1698373554Keep up to date with the latest on the podcast on:
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Date - Monday 25th March 2024
Episode 36 – How to build a successful social business with Mathilda Strom
Guest – Mathilda Strom - Social Entrepreneur
Deputy CEO and Co-Founder, Milvik (Bima) - 2011-2023
Chief Commercial Officer and Founding team member, Carbon Pool - 2023 - Present
Mathilda is a social entrepreneur that brings people and technology together to solve problems across the world, mostly in insurance and healthcare. In 2011, Mathilda co-founded Bima, an insurtech that providing health insurance to millions of people through their mobile.
Mathilda is now part of the founding team at Carbon Pool, who secured the largest Climate finance seed funding round in Europe in 2023 of USD 12,000,000.
Mathilda shares her motivation to become a social entrepreneur, her ability to adapt and embrace in a rapidly growing business and the importance of health and wellbeing as a social entrepreneur.If you would like to connect with Mathilda, follow her on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathilda-strom-0434476/
To learn more about Carbon Pool, see here: https://www.carbonpool.earth/
See Mathilda present at the SoFI 2015: Clients at the Centre Prize Competition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5zROfsptGE
Watch Mathilda's interview with BBC News in 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEnewkErzMU
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Date - Monday 18th March 2024
Episode 35 – Inspiring changemakers at the Royal Academy of Engineering with Alice Marks
Guest – Alice Marks – Senior Manager, Frontiers Programme at Royal Academy of Engineering
Jack meets with Alice Marks to learn about the Frontiers Programme, an initiative that aims to build a pipeline of researchers, practitioners and innovators who are working to tackle global development challenges.
The key strands of the programme include Frontiers interdisciplinary symposia, seed funding awarded to collaborations from symposia, Follow on funding to scale up seed funding projects and the opportunity to become a Frontiers Champion with a networking grant.
You can connect with Alice on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-marks-raeng-frontiers/Find out more about the Frontiers programme: https://raeng.org.uk/frontiers
Sign up for the next Frontiers event https://raeng.org.uk/programmes-and-prizes/programmes/international-programmes/frontiers/about-the-symposia/upcoming-symposiaFind out more about the Academy: https://raeng.org.uk/
Register to attend the Africa Prize final in Nairobi (online or in-person): https://raeng.org.uk/events/2024/june/africa-prize-live-final
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Date - Monday 11th March 2024
Episode 34 – The Rural Inclusion Journey with Joseph Lukwago
Guest – Joseph Lukwago – Co-Founder and CTO, Rural Inclusion
In this special episode, Jack Farren and Joseph Lukwago, Co-Founders of Rural Inclusion, sit down to discuss the journey of the technology non-profit since its inception in 2021. They cover the successes and learnings of working with local organisations and communities in seven countries, and the future plans for the project.
If you would like to connect with Joseph, head here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-lukwago-8275094a/
To learn more about Rural Inclusion, visit www.ruralinclusion.org
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