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Hosted by Pharo Foundation · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 46 episodes
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Africa: lost continent, aid-dependent basket case of economic development failures? Forget the old clichés. Francesca Beausang and her guests explore the ideas and concrete innovations through which Africa is becoming a model of innovation-driven development for the world. Afri-CAN is a podcast run by Pharo Foundation, a mission-driven, impact-oriented organisation that designs, funds and operates economic development programmes towards a vibrant, productive and self-reliant Africa.
Pharo Foundation hosts Afri-CAN by Pharo Foundation, a business show with 46 episodes published.
What happens when construction equipment is needed urgently, but the right machine is hundreds of kilometers away? In Episode 3 of the Afri-CAN Podcast, we speak with Arthur Abaliwano, CEO of Anchor Machines , about how
As aid flows decline, can impact investing help fill the gap in global development? In this episode of the Afri-CAN Podcast we speak with Corina Gardner, CEO of IDP Foundation, and Rob Alhadeff, CEO and Co-Founder of Jac
In the first episode of Season 4 of the Afri-CAN Podcast, we speak with Paul Ronalds, CEO of Save the Children Global Ventures , about the future of development at a time when global aid has been severely cut. Paul explo
In this episode, we explore why science is investable, why it matters more than ever in an age of growing scepticism, and how Africa’s young people can be inspired to see science as a creative and powerful force for solv
In this episode of Afri-CAN, we speak with Rania Sharshr, Director of Climate Action at IOM, about the human story behind climate-driven migration. As climate emergencies become more frequent and more severe, communities
What if food security is only half the story? In this episode of Afri-CAN, we sit down with Nassir Katuramu, CEO of Solid’Africa, to explore a question that does not get asked enough: if a country can produce enough food
What does it really take for entrepreneurs in Africa to succeed — and are venture labs part of the answer? In this episode of Afri-CAN, we explore how venture labs can help build stronger startups by giving aspiring foun
What does climate action look like when it starts on the farm? In this episode of Afri-CAN, we speak with Jon Saunders, COO of SunCulture, about how the company is helping smallholder farmers across Africa through afford
What helps civilisations flourish — and what causes them to fall behind? In this episode of Afri-CAN, we are joined by Johan Norberg, author of Peak Human, to explore the role of innovation in the rise of the world’s mos
What really helps young people make the transition from school to work in Africa: technical skills or soft skills? In this episode of Afri-CAN, Wendy Cunningham from the World Bank makes the case for soft skills — or, as
How can Africa scale high quality education that develops the whole child? In this episode, we define quality education as academic rigour plus scientific inquiry, critical thinking, and socio emotional development, prod
How can African education systems support both academic results and the deeper life skills students need to succeed? In Music, Consciousness, and Student Success, we explore how music and consciousness-based learning hel
Water can be life, livelihood – or a trigger for conflict. In this episode of Afri-CAN, we explore how rivers, wetlands and shared basins shape both survival and geopolitics in Africa. Our guests are Edoardo Borgomeo, wa
Impact investment is booming, and up to half of it now targets environmental goals. But how do fisheries in Africa and other developing regions actually access that capital? In this Afri-CAN episode, we dig into the blue
What happens when environmental sustainability and economic development pull in different directions, and what if they don’t have to? In this Afri-CAN episode, we sit down with Aziliz Le Rouzo, Researcher at the Stockhol
When a university degree can increase someone’s income many times over, who should carry the risk of paying for it – the student, the state, or society as a whole? In this episode of Afri-CAN, we explore how Income Share
What does it mean to rebuild an economy almost from scratch? In this episode, we travel to Somaliland, a country that emerged from civil war with its private sector in ruins and has had to reinvent its institutions, mark
We live in an age of information overload, where producing research and “impact evidence” has become a priority, but turning all this knowledge into something that genuinely informs the choices of policy makers remains a
What if artificial intelligence could help us understand water in a way that transforms whole communities? In this episode, we explore how Pharo Foundation is working with AI, computer vision, and geospatial data to reth
What if we could see poverty from space and respond to it faster and more fairly? In this episode, we explore the new frontier of geospatial AI and Earth observation: the science and craft of observing our planet from sp
Johan Norberg
author of The Capitalist Manifesto · Cato Institute
1 appearance on this show
David Luke
Professor in Practice and Strategic Director at the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa at the LSE · LSE's Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa
1 appearance on this show
Arthur Abaliwano
Anchor Machines
1 appearance on this show
Rob Alhadeff
Jackfruit Network
1 appearance on this show
Corina Gardner
IDP Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Rania Sharshr
IOM
1 appearance on this show
Nassir Katuramu
Solid’Africa
1 appearance on this show
Lyndsay Holley Handler
Delta40 Ve
1 appearance on this show
Jon Saunders
SunCulture
1 appearance on this show
Wendy Cunningham
World Bank
1 appearance on this show
Nafisa Shekhova
Aga Khan Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Tahirih Danesh
Africa College Foundation
1 appearance on this show
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