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Sudan, Elections, USAID and MEAL [January 3+1]
Think Global, Do Justice
English - January 26, 2024 11:00 - 49 minutes - 67.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsSociety & Culture Religion & Spirituality Christianity cafo missions refugees adoption advocacy fostercare karenhutcheson orphan orphancare orphansunday Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In our first ever 3+1 episode, we're catching up on some global stories that you might have missed. We're talking about the war going on in Sudan, elections throughout the world, USAID waste and then learn of a great recommendation from our guest on developing monitoring and evaluation.
Conversation Notes
2:10 - Introduction to the 3+1 format and those that are in the conversation today 6:35 - The war in Sudan, the current situation, the history, the displacement, the genocide 11:35 - The economy of attention, why do we hear about certain problems or conflicts and not others 20:40 - Countries representing half of the world’s population are heading to the polls this year. 25:10 - Legitimacy of the elections in question and walking the line between perception and reality 30:02 - What is the role of the church in civic participation? 36:10 - USAID’s biggest contract in history goes a bit sour 44:50 - Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning resource for development professionals. Super helpful guide and directed course to equip you for this work.
Resources and Links from the Show
Politico : The global elections Washington should be watching in 2024
Devex : 'Too big to fail': How USAID's $9.5B supply chain vision unraveled
MEAL DPro: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning for Development Professionals
The White Man's Burden by William Easterly
Think Orphan's Refugee Crisis Series
Theme music : Standing in the Rain by Kirk Osamayo. Free Music Archive, CC BY License