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Tomer Shalit: Encouraging Cities to Tackle Climate Change, One Step at a Time

Tomer Shalit: Encouraging Cities to Tackle Climate Change, One Step at a Time
Tomer: It’s great to be here, Spiffy. You know, climate change is the biggest, most complex challenge of our era. In fact, it’s a complexity that has paralyzed and prevented progress for too long. I founded ClimateView based on agile methodologies because climate change is a challenge that desperately requires a new approach. 

Dysmus Kisilu: Improving Farmers Access to Cold Storage Facilities

Dysmus Kisilu: Improving Farmers Access to Cold Storage Facilities
Dysmus: Did you know that food loss amounts to roughly $310 billion in developing countries? Estimates from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Bank suggests that up to 47 percent of the $940 billion needed to eradicate hunger in sub-Saharan Africa by 2050 will be required for the post-harvest system. Fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and tubers have the highest loss rate of any food in developing countries, with 45-50% occurring during post-harvest and processing. This can all be traced back to constraints in harvesting techniques, as well as a lack of storage and cooling facilities. 

Córa-Laine Moynihan: Advocating Safe Space for Young Victims of Abuse

Córa-Laine Moynihan: Advocating Safe Space for Young Victims of Abuse
Córa-Laine: I support survivors of abuse and young people suffering from poor mental health. Young victims of abuse and those suffering from poor mental health are less likely to secure good grades at school and are more likely to find themselves in dangerous situations. So I support them as they rediscover their confidence and self-esteem, by providing creative projects, peer mentoring, and fundraising support as a Student Ambassador for the charity Safeline in the United Kingdom.