Name: Ana-ana Nadum Patricia Title: Entrepreneur Country: Nigeria Training: Ogoni Women Livelihood Programme — Name: Ana-ana Nadum Patricia Title: Entrepreneur Country: Nigeria Training: Ogoni Women Livelihood Programme Ogoniland is a territory in the Rivers State of the Niger Delta region, Nigeria — the third largest mangrove ecosystem in the world. It is also home to many different ethnic groups, including the Ogoni people, an…

Name: Sanjaya Bhatia Title: Head of Office, UNDRR Office for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute Country: Republic… — Name: Sanjaya Bhatia Title: Head of Office, UNDRR Office for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute Country: Republic of Korea Partnership: e-learning courses on Disaster Management at Local Level If we learnt one thing from history is that we cannot achieve sustainable development without taking Disaster Risk Reduction…

Maurici’s Lighthouse School is shedding light on climate change issues in a rural community in Brazil and leading to collection action. — Maurici’s Lighthouse School is shedding light on climate change issues in a rural community in Brazil and leading to collection action. Name: Maurici Tadeu Ferreira Santos Title: Professor, PhD in Epidemiology and Social Science Country: Brazil e-Learning course: Introductory e-Course on Climate Change

Name: Kafui Korshiwor Boni Title: Principal Programme Officer, Chemicals Control and Management Centre, Environmental Protection Agency… — Name: Kafui Korshiwor Boni Title: Principal Programme Officer, Chemicals Control and Management Centre, Environmental Protection Agency Country: Ghana e-Learning course: GHS e-Learning Course Located close to the equator and on the Greenwich Meridian, Ghana is one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies and has made major progress in the attainment and consolidation…

Name: Hilary Mulindi Title: Research Assistant, Capital Markets Authority Country: Kenya Training programme: Fundamentals of Microfinance… — Name: Hilary Mulindi Title: Research Assistant, Capital Markets Authority Country: Kenya Training programme: Fundamentals of Microfinance (AGFUND)* Hilary Mulindi grew up surrounded by the beautiful landscapes of Western Kenya, with the world’s finest lakes, mountains and plains right before his eyes. Later on, he moved to Nakuru where he pursued…

Name: Wongel Alemayehu Habtemariam Title: Food Scientist Country: Ethiopia Fellowship programme: Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship and… — Name: Wongel Alemayehu Habtemariam Title: Food Scientist Country: Ethiopia Fellowship programme: Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 2020 Horn of Africa Programme Entrepreneurs have been responsible for truly revolutionary innovations throughout modern history that deeply impacted countries’ economies, politics, culture and, in some cases, completely changed the way entire societies were…

Name: Paloma Durán Title: Law School Professor; PhD in Law, PhD in Political Science Country: USA/Spain Partnership: Gender Equality in the… — Name: Paloma Durán Title: Law School Professor; PhD in Law, PhD in Political Science Country: USA/Spain Partnership: Gender Equality in the International Human Rights Framework Building Back Stronger Academic institutions undeniably play an essential role in the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Primarily, it is in academia that…

Name: Michael Chiribau Title: Student, BA in Political Science and Human Rights Country: Canada Training: The Young Leaders Training… — Name: Michael Chiribau Title: Student, BA in Political Science and Human Rights Country: Canada Training: The Young Leaders Training Programme The first thing one probably notices when meeting Michael Chiribau for the first time is how empathetic, friendly and optimistic he is — reinforcing the ‘positive stereotype’ of nice Canadians…

Name: Vibeke Oestreich Nielsen Title: Inter-Regional Adviser on Statistical Training and Capacity Building, United Nations Statistics… — Name: Vibeke Oestreich Nielsen Title: Inter-Regional Adviser on Statistical Training and Capacity Building, United Nations Statistics Division Country: USA Partnership: Global Network of the Institutes for Statistical Training SDGs are the starting point for making sure countries work together in a coordinated way — respecting each country’s particularity — with…