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Future Leaders podcast: Episode 5 – Frances Leach
We had a great time talking to Frances Leach, the dynamic young Media Officer with CAFOD – the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development. We caught up with Frances just as she was being assigned to work on supporting Ukraine as…
LIDC Future Leaders Episode 4: Gustavo Giraldes
Meet Gustavo Giraldes, our latest ‘Future Leader.’ We enjoyed catching up with Gustavo, who joined us from Brazil, where he works in governmental relations for a Tec company. Gustavo studied for a Masters degree in Development Studies at the School…
LIDC ‘Future Leaders’ Episode 3: Dr Somya Mallapudi
Listen to our latest ‘Future Leaders’ podcast here. Meet Dr Somya Mallapudi. Somya is an individual member of LIDC, and is currently based in Hyderabad, where she is pursuing a PhD in Global Health. She spoke to LIDC’s Charine…
LIDC Future Leaders: Episode 2 – Eniola John-Phillips
For the second in our ‘Future Leaders’ series, we spoke to Eniola John Philips. Eniola is currently based in Nairobi, Kenya, where she works with Shelter Afrique. We met Eniola through LIDC’s Communication and Digital Media internship programme which she…
LIDC Future Leaders: Episode 1 – Dr Praise Adeyemo
For the first episode in our ‘Future Leaders’ podcast series, LIDC’s Charine John caught up with Dr Praise Adeyemo. They met when LIDC hosted an induction for students taking part in the ‘One Health’ MSc jointly run by the RVC…
How smallholder farmers are helping to make fruit & vegetables more accessible to consumers in neglected markets
2021 is the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s ‘International Year of Fruit and Vegetables’ so we were delighted to have this chance to discuss interventions and technologies that can both assist smallholder farmers to gain access to markets and help…
De-colonising Global Health: Vaccine Equity, and why the world’s media looks away from Africa’s success stories
In this episode, we had the pleasure of talking to the accomplished and dynamic Dr. Ifeanyi M. Nsofor, Senior New Voices Fellow at the Aspen Institute and Senior Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity at George Washington University. He’s also a…
Dr Isaac Olufadewa in conversation about Nigeria’s Slum and Rural Health Initiative
We’re delighted to be launching LIDC’s new podcast series. We’ll be talking to those who are making positive change happen in the global development landscape, with a focus on the UN’s Sustainable Goals. In our podcast’s first edition, we’ve had…
Why is it important to improve links between the agriculture, nutrition and food sectors?
In the past 50 years, there have been significant increases in agricultural productivity and falling food prices. However, hunger, malnutrition and poor health remain persistent development challenges. According to the WHO, almost half a billion people are underweight, and 155…
Why are innovative approaches to evaluation and evidence synthesis important?
In recent years, there has been increased scrutiny of international development and particularly foreign aid. For example, the UK’s Department of International Development (DFID) regularly faces criticisms regarding the effectiveness of its aid programmes from publications such as the Daily Mail and…