Here’s our latest blog on the gaming industry and how it is becoming an increasingly relevant area for creating economic opportunities for young people. RECONOMY Helvetas Sida

When a development initiative fails to plan in assessing & managing risks, it’s planning to fail!  Often development initiatives prepare elaborate risk mitigation strategies in technical proposals. Yet the strategies are rarely used after approval. helvetas.org/en/switzerland…

It’s half the truth. It’s because systems (e.g. services, policies) for supporting the inclusion of people in different locations are either inadequate, mismatching, or absent. This traps them in poverty and exclusion, which is often passed along from generation to generation.

Here we go again demonizing #Africa as “the infectious continent”. The narrative of disease reporting is overwhelmingly biased! Look at the nature of reporting about #MonkeypoxVirus … #NoMore

Here’s how the current global #inflation is causing a havoc around the world. Yet, those with a fixed income & are in debt get disproportionately affected. Read our blog posts: helvetas.org/en/switzerland… @SabinSelimi Anastasia Bekish Helvetas Sida

The biggest problems I noticed about digital platforms is the lack of making a separation between, on the one hand, digital platforms as a piece of technology or a group of software products & a business model that generates values, on the other hand. helvetas.org/en/switzerland…

It’s important to create a space that supports a paradigm shift away from being overly prescriptive up front and toward actively pausing to reflect, making informed judgments, and managing adaptively.

Doubtless, development cooperation is becoming more complex. This is mostly because of the contexts in which development cooperation takes place. The question is: how do organizations adapt & manage effectively development initiatives? Helvetas @SabinSelimi Anastasia Bekish

A healthy dosage of skepticism is helpful. Yet, skepticism becomes a dogma despite evidence on climate change. This isn’t a conviction. It’s a conclusion. For us, no time to lament about the doubts & lack of action. Helvetas @SabinSelimi Anastasia Bekish helvetas.org/en/switzerland…

On #Ethiopia , my lived experience tells me: Little suggests rebellion in the country can be defeated by military means alone. Even if there’s an end to the current conflict – again, like the ones before it – the notion of ‘victory’ is less meaningful. helvetas.org/en/switzerland…

One of the areas of work in the strategic partnership between Sida and Helvetas in North Macedonia — the role of economic & environmental value addition. Great to have @SidaCarin to hear stories first hand. @SabinSelimi Anastasia Bekish Nenad Čelarević Paulo Rodrigues

The private sector engagement symposium is undergoing — in a hybrid format. Among others, there was a very nice exchange between two of my colleagues about the Kampala Principles. Have a look…

The way we describe people shapes how we perceive and act toward them. Sometimes it may not matter what we call someone or something. Rather the way we treat and approach someone or something is more important than the description or labeling.

I took this picture while taking a weekend stroll in Zurich. It appears to be a marketing ploy or just a plain worry about the absence of snow (hence business). The house (our planet) is already on fire, but this is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of climate change!

The goal of education isn’t always finding the right answer. Anxieties on AI threatening education may be exaggerated. AI tools should be used in classrooms, but the real challenge is how to do it properly, safely. linkedin.com/posts/zenebe-u…

Join us on June 20 for the annual event of @hafl_p . Looking forward to meeting many of those who have already registered to attend the event in-person and online.

If #institutions are weak or unresponsive, can external help make a difference? Why can't local resources alone solve the problem? linkedin.com/posts/zenebe-u…

The "yes" or "no" debate over if "agriculture is (un)likely to be the main answer" to young people’s livelihood is narrow. But I'm also careful not to exaggerate the idea that agriculture is the solution for the struggles of young people. linkedin.com/posts/zenebe-u…