Thinking global, living local: Voices in a globalized world

  • 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 […]

  • Informal Transportation

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    This article was originally drafted by the Society for International Development for the newsletter “GHEA Outlook” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. For decades, there have been numerous diagnostic studies, reports and policy papers trying to figure out ways to establish […]

  • Foresight: Three Scenarios Regarding the Monetary Union

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    This article was originally drafted by the Society for International Development for the newsletter “GHEA Outlook” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. The currency and inflation crisis and the EAC’s commitment to monetary union offers an opportunity to speculate about some […]

  • Will Social Media Use In Kenya Bring Change To Kenyans?

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    It’s official: Kenyans, particularly young Kenyans are very addicted to the use of Twitter, Facebook, blogs and other online channels to meet like-minded people, share information and their thoughts. Now the BIG question is: “Would Kenyan youth use social media to bring change to Kenya come the 2012 general elections?” […]