The Impact Room

Philanthropy Age
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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. 

  1. 2 JUL

    Gaza: the war on education

    We'd love your feedback. Let us know what you thought about this episode.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 The Impact Room, host Maysa Jalbout, explores the impact of the war on higher education in Gaza, on both students and teaching staff, as well as the institutions themselves.We feature interviews with academics trying to keep university teaching g...

    28 min

  2. 1 APR

    Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah on Gaza's suffering

    We'd love your feedback. Let us know what you thought about this episode.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 Gaza has no parallel. The scale of the current suffering in Gaza, “the intensity, the ferocity, the viciousness, and the deliberate targeting of the hospitals”, he says, was like "a...

    33 min

  3. 20 FEB

    Water as a weapon of war

    We'd love your feedback. Let us know what you thought about this episode.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. We explore how its co-option, commodification, and unequal distribution is creating shortages affecting health and livelihoods and fuelling local and regional conflicts.Join host...

    38 min

  4. 08/12/2023

    Big Bets with Dr Rajiv Shah of The Rockefeller Foundation

    We'd love your feedback. Let us know what you thought about this episode.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, unveiled a plan to divest its US$5bn endowment from existing fossil fuel interests and refrain from future investments in the sector. The foundation has also committed to invest US$1bn of programme resources into collaborations and partnerships in the areas of energy, food, he...

    23 min

  5. 02/12/2023

    Climate change and food insecurity: can philanthropy help?

    We'd love your feedback. Let us know what you thought about this episode.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 budgets shrink, aid agencies are unable to keep up with demand and shrinking budgets are leading to ration cuts resulting in yet more hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and insecurity.In this episode o...

    57 min

  6. 30/11/2023

    Wanjira Mathai: this is the decisive decade

    We'd love your feedback. Let us know what you thought about this episode.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. Speaking to Maysa Jalbout on The Impact Room ahead of COP28, Mathai, describes the moment we’re in as “the decisive decade” and warns that “the science is getting shaper”, “the challenge is deep”, and “we have a lot of wo...

    31 min

  7. 20/11/2023

    The war on Gaza's children

    We'd love your feedback. Let us know what you thought about this episode.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 the people of Palestine, we have recorded some special episodes about the impact this latest war is having on innocent people. We want to both highlight the current emergency, and also explor...

    24 min

  8. SEASON 4 TRAILER

    Season Four is coming soon...

    We'd love your feedback. Let us know what you thought about this episode.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 of global philanthropists, development leaders, industry experts, and frontline organisations as they share insights and inspiration.With the UAE due to host COP28 at the end of the year, we’ll b...

    2 min
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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. 

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  • Creator
    Philanthropy Age
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Philanthropy Age
  • Show Website
    The Impact Room

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