In this People First Talk, we’ll hear from Safeena Husain, Founder of Educate Girls, about her work to educate millions of girls in the most remote parts of India and…
In this Talk, we heard from Martín about his work to shift the development paradigm and how we measure poverty from a top-down approach, to one that recognizes that agency…
In this Talk, we heard from José about his work to build a university that cultivates ethical leaders for sustainable development to create a just and prosperous society.
In this talk, Adria Goodson, Director of the Ford Foundation Global Fellowship Program, shared her lessons learned on the leadership we need now and how to cultivate it. We’ll explore…
In this talk, Heather surfaced learnings from Global Health Corps, and shared their experience in mobilizing a diverse community of leaders to build the movement for global health equity.
People First Community & Ford Foundation
September 13, 2022
Please join our livestream for a conversation featuring Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Former President of Liberia and Founder, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development; Darren Walker,…
In this talk, Mauricio shared his thoughts on how to foster agency and leadership from within communities themselves, and the power of peer-driven change to further activate leadership from within.
In this talk, Jacqueline will reflect on what she’s learned through building Acumen and share her insights on cultivating moral leadership as a new model of leadership for today’s world.
Vishal Talreja reflected on his own journey to build Dream a Dream, and shared what he's learned about empowering young people to overcome adversity and thrive in a fast changing…
Dylan Edwards. Heather Anderson, Robert Newman, Manuel Pulgar-Vidal. Joy Phumaphi. Margarita María Sáenz
May 12, 2022
We believe that a better world is possible, a world with universal access to essential healthcare, reduced inequality, more sustainable food supplies, transformed educational systems, and a greater emphasis on…
In this inaugural talk, Fred reflected on his deepest learnings from building the African Leadership Group, how it’s shaped his beliefs about what kind of leaders we need, and what…
From HIV to Ebola to COVID, the history of pandemics has shown that a powerful tool for systems change is cultivating the individual and collective potential of proximate leaders. This…
Over the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic and racial justice uprisings have moved us to reflect on the type of society and world we want to share. These upheavals…