What we are reading

In this People First Talk, Faith Abiodun, Executive Director, United World Colleges (UWC) International shared how UWC is making education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future. Faith highlighted UWC’s unique approach to fostering an inclusive environment where young people from diverse backgrounds live, lead, and serve together. He emphasized the importance of purpose-driven education and shared examples of experiences and rituals that sustain this purpose over time. The talk also featured inspiring stories from UWC alumni, who shared how this formative experience transformed their lives and leadership journeys.

Why investing in local leadership will accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals

In this People First Talk on the margins of the UN General Assembly Summit of the Future, we discussed why investing in leadership development will accelerate progress toward the SDGs.

In this People First Talk, we heard from Dr. Norah Obudho, East Africa Director of WomenLift Health about her organization’s work to expand the power and influence of talented women in global health and catalyze systemic change to achieve gender equality in leadership. We spoke with Norah about what’s possible when women’s leadership is fully activated, the specific leadership skills & mindsets that she’s seeing are most unlocking progress for mid-career female leaders, and lessons learned on driving change not just at the individual level, but also at the institutional level.

In the next People First Talk, we heard from Nedgine Paul Deroly, CEO and Co-Founder of Anseye Pou Ayiti about their work in growing a collective movement of local leaders in Ayiti (Haiti) who are working for educational justice. We’ll have a raw and honest conversation with Nedgine about the power structures and practices we must disrupt in pursuit of justice, what it really takes to drive collective action, how to move from allyship to “informed” allyship, what’s possible when we embrace the wisdom and power that already exists within communities in Haiti, and much more!

Spanish and French interpretations provided.

A conversation with Claire Wathen, Director Networks and Partnerships, Skoll Foundation
and Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford, Faith Rose, Program Director, Education
Equity, BHP Foundation, Fiona Mavhinga, Executive Adviser, CAMFED Association,Folawe
Omikunle, CEO, Teach for Nigeria, moderated by Faith Abiodun, CEO, United World
Colleges.

In this People First Talk, we heard from Dr. Jackie Chimhanzi, CEO of the African Leadership Institute, about her organization’s work to cultivate Africa’s next generation of leaders. We’ll learn from Jackie about AFLI’s flagship Archbishop Tutu Fellowship, developed in partnership with Oxford University. We’ll speak with Jackie about some of the leadership traits that are being cultivated, from moral courage to servant leadership. We’ll also learn from Jackie about unique elements of their program design such as pairing leaders with psychologists to facilitate deep introspection, as well as creative experiential learning methods, from cookery schools to power games, that teach valuable lessons on navigating power and understanding one’s own leadership.

Spanish interpretation will be available

In this People First Talk, we spoke with Angeline (Angie) Murimirwa, CEO of CAMFED, and Mwanglala Mukelabai, Program Manager at CAMFED Zambia. We’ll hear from them about how they’ve been catalyzing the power of the most vulnerable girls and young women across Africa to create the future they imagine

In this People First Talk, we heard from Cheryl L. Dorsey, President of Echoing Green, a global organization seeding and unleashing next-generation talent to solve the world’s biggest problems. We heard from Cheryl about what kind of leadership development work she’s seen have the greatest impact, and about her efforts to center diversity and equity to tackle injustices that persist in the system.