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The Impact Room
The Impact Room is a space to connect people and ideas that make a real difference to our world. Step inside to hear stories of success and failure from a host of global guests, all working to solve some of the world’s most intractable development challenges. From youth unemployment and internet freedom, to modern slavery, neglected tropical diseases, and much more, we will be talking to and about the people and ideas that make a real difference to our world. The Impact Room is brought to you by Philanthropy Age and hosted by Maysa Jalbout.
Episodes
29 episodes
Remembering Jane Goodall
We were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Jane Goodall and thought by way of tribute, we would re-share our interview with Jane.The globally celebrated conservationist stepped into The Impact Room back in April 2023 to disc...
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Gaza: the war on education
With all 12 of Gaza’s higher education institutions destroyed by Israeli bombs, what next for students, faculty, and the future of Palestinian learning? In this episode of
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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27:52
Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah on Gaza's suffering
Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah is no stranger to conflict zones, having spent decades volunteering for medical charities in Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq. But the plastic and reconstructive surgeon says his latest experience in...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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33:16
Water as a weapon of war
Water scarcity is a growing problem around the world, especially in the Middle East, but climate change is only half the story.In this episode of The Impact Room, we look at the social, economic, and geopolitical importance of water.&nbs...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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38:17
Big Bets with Dr Rajiv Shah of The Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is one of the world’s oldest and largest philanthropies. It was launched in 1910 with funds from oil, but in 2020,
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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23:27
Climate change and food insecurity: can philanthropy help?
Close to 800 million people were classed as food insecure in 2022 due to a mix of conflict, rises to cost of living, Covid-19, and climate change, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).As needs rise and bud...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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56:42
Wanjira Mathai: this is the decisive decade
Wanjira Mathai is the managing director of the World Resources Institute (WRI), the chief Africa adviser to the Bezos Earth Fund and the former chair of the Green Belt Movement in her native Kenya. Speaki...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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31:24
The war on Gaza's children
We were due to kick off Season Four with a series of interviews about climate philanthropy, ahead of the UAE hosting COP28, but we felt we could not ignore the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. In solidarity with th...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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24:11
Season Four is coming soon...
Climate change, food security, funding collaboratives, and design for development. These are just some of the topics we’ll be discussing in Season Four of The Impact Room.Join Maysa Jalbout in conversation with a diverse line-up o...
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Season 4
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Episode 0
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1:30
President Jimmy Carter's lifetime of service
This is a special episode dedicated to President Carter, who aged 98 has recently entered a hospice, and the extraordinary impact he has had around the world in the decades since leaving the White House.From resolving conflicts and buil...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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40:34
New money
Mosun Layode, Bheki Moyo, and Degan Ali discuss development funding and philanthropy in Africa.Just 14 percent of large gifts by international donors get to local NGOs in Africa, and only 9 percent of large gifts by African funders are ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:18:43
Who cares? The case for investing in the early years
Ninety percent of children's brains are developed by the age of five - yet around the world, millions of young people are missing out on adequate nutrition, care, and stimulating play, causing them to fall behind, even more they have started sc...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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42:56
Will we ever achieve gender equality?
Elizabeth Tanya Masiyiwa and Neera Nundy join host Maysa Jalbout in The Impact Room to discuss gender equality and what philanthropy can do to advance its progress.The Sustainable Development Goals were launched in 2015 to...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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22:39
Jane Goodall and the power of hope
Globally celebrated conservationist Dr Jane Goodall steps into The Impact Room to discuss her long career and explains why, despite being nearly 90, she still spends a large part of her time travelling the world meeting young people....
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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31:59
Investing for impact
Jacqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of Acumen, and Myrna Atalla, executive director of Alfanar, the Middle East's first venture philanthropy organisation, join host Maysa Jalbout in The Impact Room to discuss what businesses, philanthropis...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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56:25
Season three is coming soon…
Season three is on its way. Stand by to hear Maysa Jalbout back in conversation with philanthropists, development leaders, industry experts, and frontline organisations from around the world. Forthcomi...
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Season 3
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1:20
Shifting the power: why development dynamics need to change
In this final episode of the current series of The Impact Room, Asif Saleh, executive director of BRAC, the world’s largest NGO, joins Maysa Jalbout to discuss community-led solution systems, m...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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35:04
UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi on new solutions for refugees
Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, joins Maysa Jalbout in The Impact Room to discuss new pathways to respond to the global displacement crisis as he number of forcibly displaced people around the world surpass...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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53:50
The TV show helping kids affected by war and displacement
Sesame Street has been entertaining children around the world for generations. First launched in 1969, the show was an experiment to see if television – then just an emerging technology – could be used to educate young children. Tod...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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25:51
The superyacht millionaires who launched a migrant rescue mission
Every year, tens of thousands of migrants risk their lives attempting to cross the Mediterranean. Fleeing failed or fragile states and packed into overfilled boats, they seek a better life in Europe.Many don’t make it, either dro...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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51:23
The Indian NGO rewriting the global education playbook
Rukmini Banerji is CEO of India’s Pratham Education Foundation.Founded 25 years ago to teach out-of-school youngsters in the slums of Mumbai, Pratham has grown to become one of the country's largest NGOs, delivering high quality but l...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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39:56
Unpacking the myth of the ‘good refugee’
In the politics of migration, refugees are either demonised as intruders or celebrated for their success. But how does this distinction of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ refugees shape public policies and perceptions? And what is the effect on those who are ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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48:53
Breaking the chains of modern slavery
Are global efforts to end exploitation making progress, or are countries and campaigners failing in their fight? Three experts weigh in. More than 40 million people around the world today are thought to be enslaved, a shadow econom...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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52:18
Knowledge and power: who has it, and who owns it
Lisa Seitz Gruwell, chief advancement officer at the Wikimedia Foundation, talks knowledge sharing, fake news, and why Wikipedia has a bias problem. It’s the world’s go-to site for information. Founded in 2001 with the aim of creating a...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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27:12
Prize philanthropy: who are the real winners?
Philanthropy-backed competitions involve big money, but do they also deliver results? From the Nobels to the Pulitzer, prizes have long been used as a means to recognise extraordinary achievement - and the nonprofit sector is no ex...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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41:29