Tag: Fishbone

How Benin can lead post-COVID economic recovery

Guest blog by Thierno Olory-Togbe As a Principal Legal Counsel at the African Legal Support Facility, I have the opportunity to advise African governments facing inadequate capacities in strategic sectors such as sovereign debt, infrastructure and natural resources.  Despite the increased efforts of African governments in improving public sector efficiency, the optimization of benefits from the…Continue Reading How Benin can lead post-COVID economic recovery

Impact of COVID-19 on Benin Republic’s Economy

Guest blog by Aadam Soulebon My expectations: When I was offered to sign up for the online version of this program, at first glance, I had concerns. This was my very first HKS course. Indeed, I was afraid that the resulting interaction would not add a substantial value to me besides the class materials. I was…Continue Reading Impact of COVID-19 on Benin Republic’s Economy

Formalizing Egypt’s Informal Sector

Guest blog by Perihan Tawfik Being an Egyptian Woman, a holder of a master degree of the Public Policy and Public Administration from the American University in Cairo (AUC, 2007), member of the AUC Public Policy Hub (2018) and working for the International Labor Organization (UN Specialized agency) encouraged me to think about enrolling in a…Continue Reading Formalizing Egypt’s Informal Sector

Dissecting challenges, mapping entry points & building teams: My IPP learnings

Guest blog by Laney Stone This has been an interesting year, to say the least, and when it became clear that I would need to stay at home for some time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I considered how I might use my time in a constructive way. I was excited to see that the HKS…Continue Reading Dissecting challenges, mapping entry points & building teams: My IPP learnings

A Hands-on Deconstruction of Youth Unemployment in Kenya

Guest blog by Moses Sitati When I received a work email asking for my interest in taking the Leading Economic Growth course, I quickly had a look and was not entirely sure that it was the one for me. I did some quick mental calculation to check whether it made sense for me to devote scarce…Continue Reading A Hands-on Deconstruction of Youth Unemployment in Kenya

HIV: Patient Safety and Infection Prevention in India

Guest blog by Vijay Yeldandi  Why IPP? Honestly because I needed a navigator! After 25 years of doing public health work in India focusing on HIV Infection Prevention, I realized that not everything I did was a resounding success. While some projects were gratifying, in retrospect there were many hard lessons to learn and much heartburn…Continue Reading HIV: Patient Safety and Infection Prevention in India

Implementing online services in Manila, Philippines

Guest blog by Chris Tenorio A simple communication via email dated June 4, 2020 from Prof. Matt Andrews inviting me to be part of the Implementing Public Policy (IPP) Program made me think if whether or not this program would further improve my way of governance in public office and enhance my knowledge on managing public…Continue Reading Implementing online services in Manila, Philippines

Honoring the memory of a lost child: A father’s inspirational pursuit of policy change

Guest blog by Anjan Chimaladinne On August 13, 2016, my 16-year-old son passed away unexpectedly and suddenly. My wife and I have established scholarships in his name at his high school and the college he was planning on attending. For the 4 past years we rendered help to several other social causes. In the United…Continue Reading Honoring the memory of a lost child: A father’s inspirational pursuit of policy change