Guest Blog by Maureen Gitata, LEG ’22 I have found this course to be invaluable in teaching new approaches to economic development challenges, that ensure that the root cause/systemic challenges of issues have been addressed. My favorite course takeaways include:…Continue Reading Breaking down the Youth Unemployment Challenge in Kenya
Guest blog by Amosi Chipasi, Agness Mumba-Wilkins, Besnart Simunchembu, Cornelius Chipoma, Laura Brannelly and Mutinta Kawina After 12 weeks of participating in the Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) course conducted by the Building State Capability (BSC), the ‘Aspiring Ants’ Team reflects on a learning journey that has provided great insights on how a small team…Continue Reading Learning, Relearning and Building Small Team Influence: Navigating Complex Education System Problems in Zambia
Guest blog written by: Frederick Haga, Ezra Mwiti Manyara, Lydia Njoki Muchemi, Rosaline Muraya, John Ochieng, Evelyn Owoko. The national primary level education outcomes mask disparities based on gender, location and socio-economic factors (National Education Sector Strategic Plan 2018-2022). Children from households classified as poor, those from Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) and urban poor…Continue Reading Using PDIA to Tackle Educational Inequalities in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas in Kenya
Guest blog by Dr. Flora Mutezigaju, David Mugabo, Emmanuel Niyomana Mico, Gervais Mabano, Valens Ngaboyera, Ntaganira Jean de Dieu Rwanda aspires to become an upper-middle-income country by 2035, and a high-income country by 2050. Her development agenda is centered on prosperity and high-quality standards of life for all Rwandans. The realization of this vision is…Continue Reading Why are Students not achieving the Foundational Reading and Mathematics Skills in Rwanda?
Guest blog written by Alemu Tesfaye, Gebre Negash, Nisha Makan, Tamene Keneni, Teshager Mersha, Yeshitla Mulat PDIA is an innovative approach to problem-solving and capacity building that involves frequent iteration and reflection. Such iterative and reflective process allows teams and individuals to move back and forth and correct and learn from mistakes. It also helps…Continue Reading Not Enough Time is Spent on Quality Teaching in Ethiopia
Guest blog by Dr. Amina Mohammed Baloni, IPP’22 I got accepted for the Implementing Public Policy Program following a late application, I had first applied for another executive program focusing on women in leadership positions which I thought would be interesting given my current work context. I was initially apprehensive as the course was a…Continue Reading Providing Effective and Quality Health Services in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Guest Blog by Sisay Biru Melese, LEG ’22 I have learned a lot form this course. It may be one of the best courses I have ever taken. It is interesting to categorize problems as complex and complicated. Most economic growth problems are complex in nature. Such kinds of problems demand the PDIA approach to solve. Most…Continue Reading Understanding Economic Complexity, Knowhow and Inflation in Ethiopia
Guest Blog by Mauro Goncalves Filho, LEG ’22 First of all, this program reminded me of the importance of defining the problem well. I started with what I thought was a well defined problem, but turns out it was, at best, an idea of a possible solution for a small portion of the problem. Related,…Continue Reading Unlocking Inclusive Growth in Kenya
Guest Blog by Charlotte Tjeriko-Katjiuanjo, LEG ’22 The growth problem I chose to look at for Namibia is a lack of a diversified sector, which has caused high unemployment and low economic growth. The country has a high and increasing public debt, limited fiscal space, fiscal consolidation, increasing unemployment with limited product space. The course has…Continue Reading LEG Learnings: Inclusive Growth and Redistributive Inequality in Namibia
Guest blog by Olivier Stoullig, LEG ’22 Here are some of my key ideas/learnings from the Leading Economic Growth course: Measuring a country’s growth potential through its complexity- Growth happens by accumulating letters and matching consonants (productive know-how) with vowels (public goods) to make the longest possible words. Technology has 3 facets: tools, or embodied…Continue Reading Industrial Development and Economic Diversification in Senegal
