Djénéba Gory: How Negotiation Can Impact Girls' Education and Aspirations

Mar 19, 2021 Posted by: Jill Jha Africa,  Djénéba Gory,  Mali,  SDG 4,  SDG 5,  USA

Djénéba: We’re empowering girls in developing countries by teaching them how to be rock-star negotiators. In 2018, a whopping 66% of Malian high-school-age girls were out of school. The fertility rate of teenage girls 15-19 years old was the fourth highest in the world. Sadly, these numbers are predicted to increase again with COVID19. Suadela aims to change this! For teenage girls who are not empowered to make important decisions in their lives, we offer negotiation training, delivered by trained educated women. The program started in Mali and is designed to scale across other African countries.

Jessica Colaço: Utilizing Virtual Reality to Guide Human Resource Decisions

Jan 18, 2021 Posted by: Jill Jha Africa,  Jessica Colaco,  Kenya,  SDG8

Jessica: Thanks for taking the time to talk to me, Spiffy! Brave helps leaders build winning project teams. It works like fantasy football, but for workforce planning. Managers can essentially bet on the right mix of people needed to successfully complete a project and hit targets. Then, using a comparison dashboard, they optimize their pick(s) against potential risks by adjusting the budget, timeline, and individual characteristics of talent — like skills or motivation.

Isaac Olufadewa: Raising the Bar on Community Health in Africa

Jan 16, 2021 Posted by: Elias Ross Trupin Africa,  Isaac Olufadewa,  SDG3

Isaac: Hi Spiffy! I work to promote equitable access to healthcare information and services in historically marginalized communities such as hard-to-reach rural communities, urban slums, and internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Africa. My initiative shatters cultural, religious, and social barriers that prevent young people from accessing comprehensive sexual and mental health information and services. By providing health education, we are reducing the rate of unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortion, substance abuse, and untimely deaths, especially among young people.