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Pulse on the Principles

Dec 9, 2021

Episode 3 kicks off with a bit of background from Ian Gray on the third hurdle in creating a sustainable business model for digital solutions in the humanitarian and development sectors: the viability risk problem. Essentially, can you procure sustainable funding? This is perhaps the most visceral challenge for...


Dec 9, 2021

In Episode 2, Ian Gray provides some background on one of the biggest challenges in creating a sustainable business model for digital projects, businesses, and solutions in the humanitarian and development sectors: the feasibility risk problem. We’ll hear from Vanessa Goas, Chief Operating Officer at Development...


Nov 16, 2021

Episode 1 kicks off the mini-season and delves into the sustainability challenge for the digital humanitarian and aid sectors. It will also provide a bit of background on our Fondation Botnar-funded project to build a toolkit to help entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. We’ll hear from Aarathi Krishnan,


Jun 25, 2021

We’re in the final episode for Pulse on the Principles: Series 1! Tune in with Claudine Lim as she chats with Maurice Sayinzoga, DIAL’s Senior Manager of Policy and Research, and Grace Nyakanini of the Smart Africa Alliance to break down components of digital transformation and how development actors are using...


Mar 11, 2021

The world’s population has more than doubled in the past 50 years, but food systems have not kept up. The problem is not the amount of food produced, but food systems and distribution; malnutrition and undernourishment in all their forms continue to be a growing challenge. Claudine Lim sits with Qingfeng Zhang (Asia...