Gazing down the dirt street, with houses stretching on either side. Houses that look like crooked teeth, wooden slats cobbled together with large gaps between, some constructed with only a partial roof, structures that can easily be destroyed when the rains come. A guard standing at the entrance, working on behalf of the traficante (drug…
“No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive” Mahatma Gandhi. If you ask the average person from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region whether they have a standard checking or saving account, they will likely respond “No”. MENA countries consistently rate among the lowest in participation of the population in the…
The road to net-zero for India is strewn with challenges, the greatest of them all being reviving the country’s ailing electricity distribution companies. Climate action: where things stand now One of the most important and seminal events of this year is inarguably the Conference of Parties, better known as COP26, currently underway in Glasgow, Scotland.…
In the case of Indian farmers vs. Prime Minister Modi, it seems that the Indian farmers won… or have they? Narendra Modi’s tenure as Prime Minister (PM) of India has yielded its fair share of controversies, though few hit international headlines to the same scale as the Indian farmer laws and subsequent protests. For some…
Over summer 2021 students from LBS and the University of Zambia worked with the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) to develop a budget mechanism to increase transparency and control in the Zambian public health supply chain.
In life, there are many things we take for granted. One of them is electricity. We rarely take the time to consider and appreciate our ability to see in the dark or cook a warm meal. The reality, however, is there are large areas where electricity is still a scarce asset. In fact, more than…
Giri Kesavan, MBA 2021, introduces his work with the Mash Foundation Trust and his upcoming talk at TEDx London Business School, ‘Simple solutions to complex problems.’ Drawing on his experiences working in microfinance and social impact in Kenya and Tanzania during his MBA, Giri explores how even the most complex socio-economic problems can be solved…
As 2021 takes shape and we celebrate the inauguration of the Joe Biden and his deputy, Kamala Harris, we can start to look back and critique many of the decisions of the Trump administration – an administration often described as tumultuous, and littered with rollbacks of rules and policies designed to protect Earth’s most vulnerable.…
How important is agriculture in today’s digital age? This is a leading question trying to lead you to the wrong answer.
Northern communities in developed nations have long been at the back of the national conscience. All eight members of the Arctic council, a group of arctic circle nations designed to promote cooperation, have significant indigenous communities.