HeyJaredThe Elders Podcast
This is a show about the evolution of the development sector in Kenya. the experts who have carried and challenged the sector over decades and the successes and huge impact Kenyans have experienced as a result of huge milestones achieved due to the work done in the secotr.
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The role of the Private Sector in addressing inequality: Perspective from the Humanitarian system (opens the original)
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How can the private sector contribute to humanitarian assistance and help address inequality? In this panel discussion, held as part of the Imperial College Business School MBA Tour in Nairobi, Wairu Kinyori hosts a conversation with Ahmed Ibrahim, Convenor of the ASAL Humanitarian Network, on the role of the private sector in humanitarian assistance and its potential contribution to addressing inequality. The discussion explores private sector engagement in humanitarian action, business and soc
Beyond the Expat Bubble: Race, Power, and the "White Wave" in Global Aid with Junru Bian (Part 2) (opens the original)
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In this episode, Junru Bian joins the Elders Podcast to pull back the curtain on the "hidden currency" of humanitarian work. We move beyond surface-level critiques to explore how the very way money flows—from traditional donors like USAID and FCDO - sets the stage for a sector that is often a product of the colonial and racial hierarchies it claims to dismantle.The "Humanitarian Business" and the Localization Paradox Is localization a sincere goal or a business risk? We discuss the concept of th
Beyond the Expat Bubble: Race, Power, and the "White Wave" in Global Aid with Junru Bian (Part 1) (opens the original)
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In Part 1 of this Elders Podcast episode, Junru shares his transition from humanitarian practitioner to academic researcher studying the complex dynamics of race and gender in the aid sector.Junru challenges the traditional "expat vs. local" binary, revealing how aid workers are often judged by their "localness" regardless of their professional status. This conversation explores the concept of "race making" and the controversial "white wave" - a phenomenon where funding and Western professionals
Beyond the Expat Bubble: Race, Power, and the "White Wave" in Global Aid | Part 3 (opens the original)
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As we conclude our conversation with Junru Bian, we reflect on what meaningful systems change could look like in global development. What would it take to build local institutions that no longer rely on external aid? This final episode leaves us with an important question: What does success in humanitarian work really look like?
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