Thinking global, living local: Voices in a globalized world

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  • Ten Megatrends in ten Weeks!

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    A ten week internship on global megatrends and their interdependencies can only be the first step. Over the past ten weeks I’ve had the opportunity to be part of the FutureChallenges team. I’ve nearly finished my Bachelor’s thesis in political science and my internship gave me the welcome chance to […]

  • A neighbourhood garden in Berlin, Germany

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    As part of our  coverage on “The New City” we asked our bloggers for some pictures from their cities. Are there any places in their cities that are prime examples for sustainable urban living? But it could also be a negative example in order to show how a city should not […]

  • Solar Power in Mali: A Miracle for Women

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    This article was originally drafted by the Centre for Democracy and Development for the newsletter “West Africa Insight” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Less than one percent of rural communes in Mali have electricity. But in Sirakorola, the administrative centre […]

  • Editorial on Banking the Unbanked

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    This article was originally drafted by the African Center for Economic Transformation for the newsletter “West Africa Trends” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Over the past decade West African policymakers and financial regulators have been recognized for their success in reforming […]

  • African Diaspora: Myths and Home-truths

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    This article was originally drafted by the SA 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. An opinion piece by Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie who is  a co-founder of the African Foundation for […]