GDP - The Global Development Primer
157 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Global Development Primer podcast is about all issues in Global Development. Your host is Professor Bob Huish, broadcasting from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
The podcast covers a wide range of issues in International Development and features the work of researchers, practitioners, and policy makers from around the world.
This is your podcast to learn more about the latest and most pressing issues in Global Development.
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Hiding in Plain Sight: Why Savings and Credit are Still Essential to Crushing Poverty.
May 24, 2022 11:00 - 26 minutes - 51.1 MBDeep poverty is increasing. Since the COVID-19 pandemic is making more people poorer - especially those who are already experiencing poverty. Some estimates suggest that COVID-19 wiped out the global gains on poverty alleviation in the three to four years before the pandemic. Knowing this? Now what? How can development practitioners begin to address this challenge? According to Kate Schecter, one of the key components may be more obvious than we think: "saving money". Check out this ...
Terrorism a thing of the past? Not so fast!
May 11, 2022 13:00 - 31 minutes - 59.3 MBIf you thought that the COVID-19 pandemic knocked put the threat of terrorism to rest? Think again. Sondre Lindahl sees the threat of terrorism happening anywhere that there is political instability. The form it takes? Who perpetuates it, and how they carry out actions can vary widely, but rest assured, the threat of terror activities remains high. So how should the world prepare and respond? Sondre Lindahl suggests that the Global War on Terror was the wrong approach, and instead of u...
Relief Chief: A discussion on the new paradigm of humanitarian assistance.
May 03, 2022 12:00 - 29 minutes - 55.6 MBHumanitarian organizations do their jobs well in times of crisis. Be it crisis born from conflict, famine, climate change, or natural disasters, the humanitarian sector knows how to respond to people's needs when they are in need. Mark Lowcock suggests that despite this great work on the ground, it almost always takes shape as reactions to crisis, rather than prevention of crisis. With 35 years of humanitarian experience, Mark Lowcock's forthcoming book "Relief Chief" makes the case that ...
The World's Poor will Pay the Highest Price.
April 26, 2022 15:05 - 33 minutes - 63.5 MB"We need global leadership in order to prevent starvation" wrote Masood Ahmed and former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown in the Financial Times. COVID-19, and Russia's war in Ukraine have created massive disruptions to the world economy, and it will be world's poor who will pay the highest price. As the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank commence, Masood Ahmed provides a clarion call to world leaders to say that quick fixes and piecemeal policy will not fix ...
Defeating Viruses Through Trust & Compassion: Chronicles from Eswatini.
April 11, 2022 14:00 - 25 minutes - 45.4 MBWhen it comes to addressing global health challenges, handling stigma is essential. In Eswatini 27% of the population lives with HIV. Organizations like pact have worked within communities to help achieve the 95 - 95 - 95 goal in Eswatini. This is to say that 95% of persons with HIV are aware of it, and 95% of them have regular access to medication, and 95% of them are experiencing viral suppression. Getting to this state requires openness, communication, and trust between public health ...
It is expensive to be poor: Why microfinance and digital banking is needed now more than ever.
April 04, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes - 61 MBA long time ago, in a galaxy far far away Atul Tandon was making it on Wall Street. At 39, Tandon was running one of the world’s largest international banking efforts on Wall Street when he was faced with a serious health crisis. Questioning his purpose, Tandon walked away from a life of wealth and turned to the very poorest in the world, vowing to serve those he left behind. Tandon has made good on that promise by expanding Opportunity International’s microfinance and digital banking serv...
Introducing "The African Scholar Podcast": How one professor is working to break down barriers of knowledge access.
March 28, 2022 14:00 - 25 minutes - 43.5 MBAccess to higher education remains a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. Select scholarships and bursaries are available to some, but getting access to knowledge to many remains a challenge. Germaine Tuyisenge, an Assistant Professor at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is working to change that. By expanding online learning to students in sub-Saharan Africa, and to highlight African scholar research on her new podcast "The African Scholar Podcast", Germaine is working to break ...
Praise for the Online Classroom: Talking about the potential of online higher education coming out of the pandemic.
March 21, 2022 14:00 - 38 minutes - 64.4 MBFollowing from our last GDP podcast on the challenges of online learning, we're pleased to welcome the President of Neontrain, Rob Belliveau to the podcast to talk about how profs can work to overcome real challenges and presumed stereotypes of online education. In this episode Rob & Dr. Bob make the case that online learning can, in some ways, be more connected, more personal and more attentive to students needs than the traditional classroom setting. Check it out: Leading NeonTrain down...
Getting Sick Of The Pandemic Campus: Chronicles of Virtual Higher Education.
March 14, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes - 60.3 MBUndergraduate students are now into their 5th virtual semester online. Profs regularly complain about online learning, and so do students. What has worked well with online learning, and what has not? What are students really missing when it comes to campus life? In this episode of GDP we hear from 3 global students in global health about the pros and cons of taking a degree mostly online. How has it changed their perspective on higher education? How have they managed to stay engaged? W...
North Korea's Dirty Laundry: Cryptocurrencies
March 07, 2022 15:00 - 28 minutes - 54.6 MBNorth Korea is used to sanctions by now. When Pyongyang demonstrates its might with missile tests, or when reports surface of the bone crushing repression within prison camps, the West often responds with financial measures and sanctions. But now, North Korea has a new plan to move money across borders despite sanctions - cryptocurrencies. And from what we can tell, it looks like they are using digital coins to evade sanctions to great effect. On this episode of GDP Ethan Jewell joins us...
Heroes of the past & victims of today: A Twitter investigation reveals what the ‘freedom convoy,’ Islamophobes, incels and Hindu supremacists have in common.
February 28, 2022 21:13 - 40 minutes - 73.2 MBWhat do Truckers in Canada, Islamophobes in the U.S., Hindu supremacists and incels the world over have in common? Distorted visions of a golden age when they ruled as they liked. Selective histories of nationalist glories are on the front steps of Capitols and Parliaments around the world. Fuelled by half-baked histories and disinformation online, the rise of anti-establishment movements, white supremacy and nationalisms tend to follow a similar script. Joining us today to unpack that s...
The Delineation Between War and Peace is Rubbish: Understanding the crisis in Ukraine.
February 22, 2022 20:37 - 29 minutes - 54.2 MBRussia has just declared Dontesk & Luhansk in the Donbas region of Ukraine to be sovereign states. Peacekeepers are on the ground. NATO nations are applying sanctions. The government in Kyiv has said for months that Russia is attempting to usurp democracy in the country. Yet Moscow says that it is merely peacekeeping. Is it peacekeeping? Is it warmongering? Is it something else? As we see the beginnings of a hybrid war emerging in Ukraine, Thomas Hughes joins GDP to help explain some...
Why so many Coups? And why now?: Looking at the state of democracy in Africa.
November 16, 2021 16:00 - 29 minutes - 55.6 MBOn October 25, 2021 military officers in Sudan staged a coup and took the capital. Sudan's coup follows coups in Chad, Guinea, and two in Mali. Madagascar and the Central African Republic experienced a failed attempt each. For the past twenty years coups were becoming rare in the African continent, and they were never condoned or encouraged by members of the African Union, or the international community. But now, there is an uptick in strongmen in uniform toppling democratic processes. ...
Enormous Risk and Enormous Potential: The State of Global Climate Politics in 2021.
November 09, 2021 14:00 - 27 minutes - 52.4 MB"You can shove your climate crisis up your arse", said Greta Thunberg. "How many more signs do we need?", asked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. "“And this is a chance, in my view, to make a generational investment in our economic resilience and in our workers and our communities throughout the world," said Joe Biden. Another climate conference, and another year of incredible disasters linked to climate change. Intensive hurricanes and cyclones. Burning temperatures, and an entir...
Rebrand This, Mr. Z: How Social Media Has Weaponized Disinformation Against Democracies.
November 02, 2021 19:29 - 34 minutes - 62.8 MBGovernments can be slow to help those in need, yet they often act fast against real threats. Social media platforms, like Facebook (Meta) have been long critiqued for being bigger than governments, both in terms of subscribers and revenue. But is Facebook a threat to governments, democracies and to populations themselves? Despite the birthday reminders, cute cat photos, and ability to sell goods locally, Facebook has enabled the spread of disinformation, intimidation, hatred and fear to th...
Out of the Box and Into the Shadows: The Pandora Papers
October 07, 2021 17:41 - 28 minutes - 54.2 MBThe Pandora Papers is the International Consortium of Investigative Journalist's largest investigation into off-shore finance to date. Almost 3 terabytes of data piece together a shadow world of offshore financial. World leaders and at least 130 billionaires rely on an offshore financial system that keeps taxes low, money opaque and above all guards the privacy of its clients. Beyond the shocking inequalities from the world's billionaires harbouring their wealth in tax-havens, what role ...
Pandemic, Pricks & Passports: Why COVID-19 will likely deepen global divisions and mistrust among us all.
October 01, 2021 22:06 - 38 minutes - 53.5 MBCOVID-19 is a global experience that conjoins us all. But we live in very different realities of it. Everyone on earth has been impacted by the virus and the public health measures that have responded to it. Now with vaccines rolling out is the world coming together to move towards the post-pandemic era, or are we entrenching divisions in dangerous and untested ways? It's not just the vaccinated who will enjoy more liberties going forward, but rather those who receive a certain type of...
It's going to be an interesting 10 years: Adaptation, Climate Change and the Future of International Development
September 21, 2021 15:00 - 37 minutes - 70.3 MBThe inconveniences from COVID-19 may pale in comparison as to what climate change may have in store for us all. Rising temperatures, rising seas, burning forests, and drying rivers aren't just likely - they're guaranteed according to the 2021 IPCC report. Clearly this will impact development both in terms of how projects are carried out, and how international development is taught and carried out. David Bonnardeaux is Pact’s director of the environment. Overseeing a wide ranging portfoli...
Defund the Police! Supporting Black Communities by changing the nature of policing.
September 14, 2021 15:00 - 39 minutes - 75.7 MBWhat are the police supposed to do? If it is really about keeping the public safe, why are some members of the public specifically targeted and subjected to frequent surveillance, and why do black Americans continue to die at the hands of the police? It's time to go beyond saying enough is enough, and to start putting policies in place so it happens never again. Tari Ajadi is dedicated, through research and activism, to seeing policing change. Approaching the nature of policing through a...
Beyond Two Sword's Lengths Apart: Exploring The House Democracy Partnership
September 07, 2021 15:00 - 31 minutes - 56.9 MBIn Westminster parliaments the chamber is often divided. The government on one side, and the opposition on the other. They are spaced 2 sword lengths apart - an architectural innovation to prevent repeated bloodshed amid disagreement and misunderstandings arising from dialogue in the house. In as much as modern media gives the sense of constant bickering, disagreement, and deep loathing amid elected official in legislative bodies, there is a lot of collegial work that is done - and needs t...
Planned Chaos: Chronicles of Research in Theatre for Development
August 31, 2021 15:00 - 28 minutes - 53.3 MBIf all the world is a stage, then Theatre for Development is about dealing with some of the most troubling moments of that world. Beyond the production of dramatic performance for audiences, the methods of role playing, acting, and diving into the perspective of others is an incredibly powerful tool to explore peace and reconciliation, trauma, and psychology. On the front line of this research is Ph.D. Candidate Telisa Courtney from the University of Alberta. Telisa join's GDP to discuss ...
Oh Canada, Where Art Thou? Canada's Role in International Democracy Assistance.
August 24, 2021 15:00 - 28 minutes - 50.9 MBThe saying goes that countries will often export their strengths. But when it comes to foreign assistance for democracy support, Canada does remarkably little compared to its neighbour to the South and partners in Europe. Inclusive democracy is foundational pillar to Canadian society, and in an era when many countries are teetering towards populism and anti-democratic processes, where is Canada's voice and support in the conversation? To offer her expertise and insight into the place of...
Cancel That Order: COVID-19's Impact on the Global Restaurant Industry.
August 17, 2021 15:00 - 34 minutes - 57.6 MBDuring pandemics our diets change. Dan Dan Noodles and Sourdough bread were the staples of COVID-19. In the 1918 influenza it was oysters. The 17th century plague in Paris was held back by lemonade, and in ancient times, certain foods were reserved for health times, and others for illness. Recipes and cravings aside, COVID-19 toppled the global culinary industry. From small-time restaurants to airlines, the pandemic has forced the restaurant industry to pause and think. And in that thi...
Hate Thrives in Apathy: Understanding How White Extremism is a Threat to Democracy.
June 08, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBFor 13 years, Bradley J. Galloway was a fixture in the Canadian racist scene, initially with the Toronto skinhead movement and later in British Columbia as the national leader of Volksfront. But then he walked away. Dr. Kathy Hogarth is a renowned expert in critical race and equity at the University of Waterloo who is interested in transformations that lead to justice. In this double-length episode of GDP, Galloway discusses why extremist groups are a real threat to democracies. Hogarth ...
🇲🇼 It’s a Fragile Environment: A look at post-pandemic development challenges in Malawi 🇲🇼
June 01, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MBMalawi is one of the poorest countries in the world, and has for 4 out of 5 households are food insecure after harvests, HIV/AIDS is with 10% of the population, less than half of students graduate grade 8, and now with climate change and turbulent post-pandemic economies, the country needs committed support from stakeholders that genuinely meet the needs of communities. Will donors in the global North keep their commitments to Malawi once the pandemic subsides? And if so? How? In this epi...
Healing the Heart: How One Program Empowers North Korean Refugees to Find Their Own Voices
May 26, 2021 12:00 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBThe voices of North Korean refugees have the power to captivate audiences, inspire human rights activists, and challenge the very regime that brought them suffering. The stories and testimonies of North Korean refugees provide an important view into the eerie reality of Kim Jung Un's regime. At the same time, stories from North Korean refugees illuminate the human conviction to follow their dreams and desires despite a regime that tells them otherwise. But story telling is tough. Relievi...
🦄 They're not magical unicorns: Women leaders & The COVID-19 Pandemic. 🦄
May 20, 2021 22:29 - 30 minutes - 41.3 MBEarly on in the COVID-19 pandemic, many noticed that countries with women heads of state fared better against the virus. New Zealand, Taiwan, and parts of Scandinavia, for example. When it comes to gender, leadership and the pandemic, what matters more? Who is in the top seat of power? Or the political culture of the system itself? Associate Professor Jennifer Piscopo suggests that we take a careful look at the latter. If gender equality is to be part of the global post-pandemic recover...
"It doesn't mean invading another country and occupying it": What democracy assistance is really all about.
May 10, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBThe wars in Afghanistan and Iraq became missions to rebuild the governments and to promote democracy. It led many to associate the terms of "Democracy support / democracy assistance" with regime change. Dr. Tom Carothers suggests that this bad rap came from security interventions becoming political missions. A better way to understand democracy support is by looking at how organizations respond to political crises such as what is unfolding in Myanmar. In this episode of GDP Tom Carothers...
Why the Greatest Political Idea of the 20th Century Needs a Bit of Assistance Today.
May 03, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MBThe Biden-Harris administration has a commitment to multi-lateral engagement, including the promotion of democracy. The concern in 2021 is that democracies are under threat - everywhere. What’s this threat? How do we address it? In this episode of GDP we look at the role of democracy assistance in international development. The Parliamentary Centre in Ottawa is hosting the Global Democracy Dialogues. A year-long program meant to strengthen bilateral ties between the US and Canada in t...
Post-Pandemic Paternity: The role of men, fatherhood, and caregiving as allies for gender equality.
April 26, 2021 12:00 - 30 minutes - 42 MBThe COVID-19 pandemic forced billions of parents into paternity leave. For billions of billions of children around the world their parents were at home with them while schools were shuttered. It saw an increase in parental caregiving like no time before. Women, who have always taken on the overwhelming majority of care giving duties, saw those duties increase. But for hundreds of millions of families with fathers it also involved those fathers contributing more to care giving as well. P...
Choose to Challenge: The State of Global Health for International Women's Day 2021
March 08, 2021 12:00 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBThe theme is #choosetochallenge for International Women's Day 2021.For Nabeeha Kazi Hutchins, the CEO of PAI, universal access to health services is part of this challenge. In the time of a pandemic, she joins us on GDP to discuss why good health is at the heart of women's rights. Nabeeha Kazi Hutchins serves as president and CEO of PAI. Nabeeha brings 25 years of movement building, advocacy, fundraising and international development experience in public health, food and nutrition security...
There's Safety in Numbers: Making the Case for Trauma Registries in Global Health
February 09, 2021 22:03 - 25 minutes - 34.9 MBThe data available on traumatic incidents is profound. Car accidents, wounding workplaces, bicycle mishaps, and home injuries can all be studied and analyzed for frequency, severity, demography and even geography. Cities in the the global North increasingly rely on data from trauma registries to make informed policy for urban planning and work safety. So too is it possible to improve global health outcomes in low and middle income countries through similar methods. However, the collectio...
The Downfall of Democracy in Myanmar.
February 03, 2021 14:42 - 31 minutes - 43.2 MBIn early 2021, after declaring the 2020 election a fraud, armed men rolled into the capital with the intent of capturing members of the government. No, we're not referring to the United States, but to Myanmar. On February 1, the military in Myanmar staged a coup d'état. Why? The associated Union Solidarity & Development Party took a thumping in the 2020 elections. The military quickly called the election a fraud, challenged it in court, and then staged a coup. But the very nature of de...
Trump's Last Act of Vandalism - Listing Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism.
January 25, 2021 13:00 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBYou can't even cut the irony on this one. A week after Donald Trump encouraged, and then joyfully watched a violent mob storm the U.S. Capitol building, his administration placed Cuba on the List of State Sponsors of Terrorism. That mob posed a greater risk to U.S. democracy than Cuba ever has. As the Trump administration mocked public health advice, Cuba stood out as a world leader in the COVID-19 pandemic, sending its own health care workers abroad, and receiving foreign patients for tr...
Go Further Upstream! The Policy Folly of Saskatchewan's 2nd wave of COVID-19.
January 18, 2021 13:00 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBThere was no one way to handle the COVID-19 pandemic. Jurisdictions around the world came up with their own unique approaches to balancing economic crisis amid public safety concerns. In Canada each province developed their own public health guidelines. Some worked well, others not so much. In Saskatchewan, COVID-19 crept in slowly, with only a few dozen cases reported. But in the second wave hundreds of cases were reported each day. What could the government have done better to handle...
There is no straight line: The exciting, adaptable, and remarkable careers, of International Development Studies graduates.
January 11, 2021 14:00 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MBProfs in International Development Studies hear the following question a lot: "What can I do with an IDS degree?" As important as this question is, a better question to ask is "What CAN'T I do with an IDS degree?" IDS graduates wind up all over the world and in all sorts of careers. It's not a degree that will keyhole students into a particular profession, but it will build the confidence, skills, and global knowledge needed to help students take their passion to the workplace. Dalhous...
The Wrong Prescription: The Place of Medical Tourism Amid a Global Pandemic.
January 04, 2021 13:00 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MBCruise ships were left adrift in the Caribbean when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. Ports were closed, airliners were grounded, and the medical tourism industry found itself short on patients. Medical tourism can be understood as the coordination of travel with the receipt of medical care for patients who elect to seek coverage abroad. The World Bank, and other development organizations, have encouraged medical tourism as means for greater economic diversification. Dr. Valorie Crooks ch...
Confronting the Desire for Development: Delving into the psychoanalysis of International Development Studies
December 28, 2020 13:00 - 25 minutes - 35.5 MBPsychoanalysis has an important place in the journey of decolonizing international development studies. In subconcious ways the teaching, the learning and the practice of international development gives in to our desires. The thrill of helping others, the enjoyment of feeling superior to others. This all comes to the surface through the performative behaviour and automatic reactions in International Development Studies. How can psychoanalysis help to better understand the embedded desire...
Mining the Truth: Why a Publisher Buried a Book Exposing Human Rights abuses by Canadian Mining Companies in Guatemala.
December 21, 2020 13:00 - 39 minutes - 54.2 MBThe co-edited book titled "Canadian Mining in the Aftermath of Genocides in Guatemala" was peer reviewed, and on its way to bookstore shelves until a surprise legal review came forward against the book. Springer Nature, the publisher, then informed the authors that they were canceling the publication contract, and returned the manuscript to the editors. What happened? Why would a well-researched book prepared by two highly accredited writers be suddenly quashed? What is in this book that...
Not On The Menu: Why the global food system triggered the COVID-19 pandemic.
December 14, 2020 13:00 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MBViruses don't have a plan. They don't care who they infect, or how they get the job done. They only seek a host to reproduce copies of themselves and to help with transport to the next host. Dirty hands, uncovered mouths, and close contact can give viruses an advantage, but, as we discuss in this kick off episode of season 6, so too can our global food system. Haroon Akram-Lodhi presents a compelling case as to why a global capitalist food system triggered COVID-19 and why it will likel...
In Defence of 2020: Why we shouldn't blame a calendar for our global calamities.
December 07, 2020 23:16 - 6 minutes - 9.53 MBThe year 2020 and the word "unprecedented" go together like peanut butter and jam. No doubt a lot of firsts occurred in the past 12 months, and a lot of them were pretty awful. Australian wildfires, passenger planes shot down, racial violence, war in Yemen, civil unrest in Algeria, harsh sanctions against Cuba, and of course, murder hornets, and of course, the COVID-19 pandemic. Many people have foolishly associated these challenges to the calendar year itself. In this season of GDP, we'...
If you thought pandemic disruption was tough? Let's talk about climate change.
November 03, 2020 15:00 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBThe COVID-19 pandemic is brutal and disruptive to everyone on earth. The effects of the pandemic, social and economic, could echo on for years to come. As we know, nothing in our lifetimes has had such a universally disruptive impact to global society. Bad stuff indeed, but nothing compared to what Climate Change has in store for us. Once again, we're pleased to have Dr. Anders Hayden going GDP for the season closer about how, and if, global society will be prepared to handle the disruptio...
The Colonial Present
October 27, 2020 14:00 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBInternational Development Studies is focusing more on the impact, damage, and legacies of colonialism, not just in the global South, but in the global North as well. At the forefront of this conversation are scholars like Ajay Parasram, who studies "The Colonial Present" and who brings important critical dialogue on colonialism into the heart of research and teaching in International Development Studies. Ajay Parasram is a transnational, multigenerational byproduct of empire and this is cent...
🇨🇺 Cuba's Compassion in a time of COVID 🇨🇺
October 20, 2020 14:00 - 26 minutes - 36.1 MBEvery country has a tale of COVID-19. But none like Cuba. The country has a long-standing policy of medical assistance to other countries while maintaining good health at home. When the pandemic struck Cuba kept its borders open and even received cruise ships with patients suffering from COVID-19. On top of it, Cuba has been sending its own medical experts to crisis situations around the world in the fight against COVID-19. From Anguilla to Andorra, from Haiti to Italy, Cuban doctors are...
Despite a pandemic, human slavery is alive and well. Here's what you need to know:
October 13, 2020 14:00 - 32 minutes - 61.3 MBHuman trafficking, and dependence on stateless labour has led to unprecedented wealth in the Gulf States. And with it? An exceptional social and humanitarian cost. From domestic service, to airport baggage handling to the construction of World Cup Stadiums, the labour practices require and encourage unfair labour practices. It's rampant in the Gulf States, will other nations follow suit? In this episode Laya Behbahani offers some insight from her research on human slavery and trafficking...
⚾️ Play Ball! Understanding Sport for Development and Peace 🏀
October 06, 2020 14:00 - 29 minutes - 55.7 MBThe Tokyo Olympics may be on hold as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but sport carries on, nevertheless, even in the world of International Development. In this episode of GDP, Simon Darnell from the University of Toronto joins us to discuss his work on Sport for Development and Peace. Simon with a C. Darnell is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto, Canada. His research focuses on the relationship between sport, internationa...
Looking to the Future with Burdens of the Past: Addressing Post-Conflict Mental Health in Uganda.
September 29, 2020 14:00 - 27 minutes - 38.2 MBConflict comes with long-lasting mental health challenges. Even decades after a conflict, combatants and those affected by conflict can endure suffering. But where are the resources to help with trauma and mental health in post-conflict states? Who funds them? How well do they work? In this episode of GDP, Peter Steele shares his research on evaluating mental health resources in Uganda. Seeing that state services struggle to provide care to those in need, it is often down to third-part...
🇬🇭 The Gender Dynamics of Dinnertime: Looking at Food Insecurity and Gender in Ghana 🇬🇭
September 22, 2020 14:00 - 25 minutes - 46.4 MBSomed Shahadu grew up in a rural setting in Northern Ghana. Growing up, he witnessed first-hand how gender dynamics mattered when it came time for dinner. In polygamous settings, who ate what and when was no accident. Now as a doctoral student at the University of Ottawa, his research explores exactly how gender dynamics play a role on food security in his home country. In this episode he shares the details of his research, along with a few cooking tips on Ghanaian cuisine. Somed Shahadu i...
🇲🇦 Liquid Gold: A Story of Cooperation, Women's Empowerment, & Disrespectful Goats in Morocco. 🇲🇦
September 15, 2020 16:00 - 25 minutes - 43.8 MBBenedicte Westre Skog first visited Morocco in 2008 when she first encountered the inimitable Argan Trees. These seemingly frail desert trees are tough. They bear the brunt of harsh desert climates and put up with routine abuse from inconsiderate goats that climb into their branches. They also produce a rare oil that is highly sought after as a cosmetic product. Benedicte connected with women's groups in Morocco to learn more about the mysterious benefits of Argan Oil, and today she runs ...
1.3 billion and not out: How India is faring through the COVID19 Pandemic.
September 08, 2020 14:00 - 32 minutes - 44 MBIt's a sticky wicket to lock down the world's 2nd largest nation, and the world's largest democracy for the COVID-19 pandemic. How could a government tell 1.3 billion people in India, where day to day conditions of poverty create serious health concerns, to stay home? Who suffered the hardest during this time? Why was there a fatal military scrimmage with China? And what are the surprisingly positive outcomes health outcomes that some communities experienced during the pandemic, notably ...