As Chief Curator of Societal Platform, Sanjay Purohit’s role is to bring together an ecosystem of those addressing complex problems at scale.
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Podcast Episode 4 — Mid-Season Recap: Tech social entrepreneurship
Jim talks about the importance of Human Centered Design, dealing with skepticism as a social entrepreneur and what technology needs to bring to the table.
Terraso: working on the climate crisis
We are very proud to be working on the climate crisis in partnership with 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People, a coalition of major environmental NGOs and UNDP.
Why ‘systems change’ in 2021 demands better technology – World Economic Forum, July 7, 2021
We need systems-level change to meet the SDGs as traditional approaches and solutions are too expensive or have failed.
Lessons on scale from the Global South
Dr. Ana Pantelic has spent much of her career leading social programs designed to help lift people out of poverty. Here, we focus on Ana’s past work at Fundación Capital.
Podcast Episode 3 — Nithya Ramanathan: Data for actual empowerment
Nithya, co-founder and CEO of Nexleaf, is working to bring powerful data insights and deep engineering expertise to ensure data is used with equity in mind and for genuine impact.
Meeting Lifeline Childline Zambia
ChildLine Zambia became the first helpline to adopt Aselo at their operations center in February 2021. Counselors now use Aselo to manage cases reported via phone calls to the 116 toll-free number and provide counseling services via WhatsApp, Facebook, and Webchat.
Tech Matters Joins WePROTECT Global Alliance
Tech Matters is delighted to announce that it has joined the WePROTECT Global Alliance, a global coalition committed to ending online child sexual abuse and exploitation.
Podcast Episode 2 — Ana Pantelic: Designing tech for low-income families in the Global South
Dr. Ana Pantelici tells us about her previous work at Fundación Capital, where she founded the LISTA initiative, improving financial health in low-income communities using digital solutions.
Skoll video: Nithya Ramanathan on “Decolonizing Data”
Nithya Ramanathan, co-founder and CEO of Nexleaf, designed the “Decolonize Data” session, which was hosted at this year’s Skoll World Forum.