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Searchlight Convening Reflections: Sheila Ochugboju
Written by Searchlight Process
Searchlight Convening in Mumbai: Reflections from Participants An important component of the development of the Searchlight function has been an annual, in-person workshop of all the participating organizations to explore the trends that are emerging from various regions. The second such convening, organized by Intellecap with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, took place in April […]
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Searchlight Process
The Rockefeller Foundation’s Research and Records Unit has undertaken an innovative approach to addressing this challenge by generating applicable intelligence that emerges from a forward-looking, on-the-ground perspective throughout Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
It is known as the “Searchlight” function—a group of forward-looking, regionally-focused horizon scanning and trend monitoring grantees that conduct regular, ongoing scanning for novel ideas, research results, and "clues" to where the world is evolving.
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Jordan: Digital Map to Combat Industrial Pollution
Written by Searchlight Process
This article was originally drafted by the Strategic Foresight Group for the newsletter “Middle East Monitor” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Chemical pollution from industries is a cause of grave concern in Jordan, particularly in central areas with heavy […]
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Law of Prior Consultation to Indigenous Peoples
Written by Searchlight Process
This article was originally drafted by the FORO Nacional/Internacional for the newsletter “South America Trends and Challenges for Development” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Sixteen years after Peru signed the International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 169, on Indigenous and […]
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India Buses Relieving Urban Poor in Bhopal
Written by Searchlight Process
This article was originally drafted by the Strategic Foresight Group for the newsletter “Asian Horizons” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Bhopal, a growing city in central India, with 2.3 million inhabitants, mostly poor and working class, has transformed its […]
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South Africa’s Foreign Aid Agency
Written by Searchlight Process
This article was originally drafted by the South Africa Node of the Millennium Project for the newsletter “Southern Africa Horizon Scan” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. The controversy surrounding South Africa’s recent R2.4bn (±US$296m) loan to Swaziland has highlighted […]
