Fayyaz Yaseen | April 6, 2020 As the world braces itself through the COVID-19 epidemic, the United Nations has warned that Pakistan could be amongst the hardest hit countries. The country’s current number of coronavirus patients stands at around 3000, but this is against the backdrop of some of the lowest testing rates in the…
Britt Lake | April 3, 2020 When the Ebola crisis hit West Africa in 2015, one of the first responses was to build large field hospitals to treat the rapidly growing number of Ebola patients. As Paul Richards explains, “These were seen as the safest option. But they were shunned by families, because so few…
Alex Carle | March 26, 2020 How can we enable New Power to be an integral part of finding solutions with the most marginalised and vulnerable? In the face of the global COVID-19 crisis, we can see the drive and motivation of governments, civil society, and healthcare providers but also the disconnect between the…
Pavani Peri | March 19, 2020 Most conferences have a long ramp-up period before attendees fully start to engage with each other. This was not the case at Feedback+San Juan. By the time I had taken in the beautiful view of the ocean from Indigo Room A (where our plenaries took place), I was pulled…
Valerie Threlfall and June Wang | March 16, 2020 “It means a lot that you want to know what we have to say. It shows you care.” “Having an organization say ‘we hear several of you want X and we are doing Y’ is unlike any organization I have ever heard of.” Reactions…
Kerstin Tebbe | March 13, 2020 Networks are everywhere these days, working all around the world to solve a huge range of problems from child protection to health to climate change, education, peace and security, women in tech, and many more. However, the people that work for and with networks don’t always have the understanding,…
Annie Namala, Peter Koblowsky | March 4, 2020 Government data should seek to be representative of the array of people they are meant to serve. However, data collection often fails to paint an accurate picture of a population’s most marginalized, vulnerable communities. How might citizen-led data collection correct for this, making national averages more illustrative…
Feedback LabsFebruary 28, 2020 Over the past three days, attendees have connected, collaborated, laughed, and danced, on their journey to reimagine listening. Today, although Feedback+San Juan has to come to an end, our community committed to continued action as each individual made connections and shared their energy to bring these lessons back and enact action…
Feedback LabsFebruary 27, 2020 Day 2 of Feedback+San Juan was full of invigorating conversations, difficult questions, and heartwarming moments. With so many sessions and activities packed into one day, we need a bit of a recap. Ready to rewind on day two of Feedback+San Juan? Feedback Fellows kicked off the day with breakfast…
Feedback LabsFebruary 26, 2020 Day one of Feedback+San Juan was filled with compelling conversations, lively activities, meaningful connections, and even dancing! With so many sessions and activities packed into one day, we need a bit of a recap. Ready to rewind on day one of Feedback+San Juan? Feedback Fellows kicked off the day with breakfast…