Program to change the global development media and advocacy discussion includes 25 Fellows from 17 African, Asian and Latin American Countries. Contact: Michelle Geis Wallace mgeis@burness.com +254 711 326 770 Contact: Andrew Quinn andrew.quinn@aspeninst.org +1 202 736 2291 Washington, DC, January 30, 2019 — The Aspen Institute announced today the 2019 class of the New …
Wildfires tearing across Southern California have forced thousands of residents to evacuate from their homes. Even more people fled ahead of the hurricanes that slammed into Texas and Florida earlier this year, jamming highways and filling hotels. A viral social media postshowed a flight-radar picture of people trying to escape Florida and posed a provocative …
We are seeking 25 fellows, 10 of whom are experts on sexual and reproductive health and rights and 15 of whom are experts on other development topics. These other topics could include agriculture, health, development economics, governance, human rights and environment/climate change, among others. To submit a nomination, click here. The Aspen Institute …
For your viewing and listening pleasure, here are two short video ‘stories’ by two great agricultural-research-for-development storytellers. Their stories were introduced recently at an Aspen New Voices Fellowship evening gathering in Nairobi by moderator Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, vice president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), former chair of the board of trustees of the …
Nominations for our 2019 class of fellows open on August 15! Who should be nominated? For inspiration, hear the story of Tlaleng Mofokeng, a current New Voices fellow, at this year's Undaunted event during the Aspen Ideas Festival Spotlight Health.