Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi
BFP: What do you do? Mavis: I am the Save The Children U.K. Director for Programme Policy and Quality, and I am responsible for the department that houses our technical advisors in Save The Children U.K. My department provides technical advice for the design implementation and monitoring of all our programs to ensure that we […]
Alexa Roscoe
BFP: What do you do? AR: The Private Sector Team at CARE International UK works to change business models so that they benefit more people, in particular women, living in poverty. To accomplish this we work with companies to help create products and services that help end poverty and empower women and with governments and […]
Teyei Pam
BFP: What do you do? TP: I am a Director at Tent3sixty, I am a social entrepreneur, I work in business and at the same time in youth and community development, in particular business start up’s and enterprise development. Tent3sixty is a non – profit, NGO geared towards empowering youth with the right information and […]
Salif Romano Niang
BFP: What do you do? SRN: Malô is a Malian social enterprise committed to fighting farmer poverty and reducing vitamin and mineral deficiencies. We do this by 1) purchasing unprocessed rice from smallholder farmers at fair prices, 2) building modern processing facilities featuring technology that mills the rice efficiently and adds essential vitamins and minerals, […]
Raj Kumar Jani
BFP: What do you do? RKJ: I am a development professional (consultant) with over two decades of working experience with Micro-Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) who are mainly engaged in or working with rural farm and non-farm sector occupations in India and West Africa region. While working with poor producers and farmers, my focus lies […]
Katharine Bierce
BFP: What do you do? KB: At a high level, as a “connector,” my role is to see the big picture, scope a strategy and turn that into action. I identify challenges to be resolved, and what human, financial, and technical resources are needed to achieve the goal. In addition to gathering and organizing all […]
Steve Wright
BFP: What do you do? SW: I work with two teams within Grameen Foundation to develop and support two poverty alleviation tools. The first tool is the Progress out of Poverty Index which is used to measure household level poverty to ensure the poor are included and are being effectively served. The second is Taro […]
Isaac Lyne
IL: I’m located between Sydney and Cambodia, writing my PhD thesis on the role of social enterprise in local and regional development in Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia. I coordinate the capacity building program ‘Social Enterprise and Non-profit Management’ at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s oldest and largest university. I’m also the coordinator of […]
Niels Dyrelund
BFP: What do you do? ND: I am a Master’s Student of Business & Development Studies at Copenhagen Business School (CBS), in Denmark, and a Research Intern at the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development (IICPSD), in Turkey. IICPSD is a global focal point in the UN system […]
John Paul
BFP: What do you do? JP: I’m currently a knowledge and communications consultant for infoDev, a global partnerships program within the World Bank that supports innovative and growth-oriented entrepreneurs. The program develops and implements scalable programs specifically targeted for mobile, climate and agribusiness enterprises. BFP: What is the best part about your job? JP: The […]
David Smith
BFP: What do you do? DS: I lead a business network for Diasporan business leaders in the UK. We are involved in bringing forward strategies that draw people together and reverse the fragmentation that is so often a feature of Diasporan society. There is a lot of hard work being done by many people working […]
Barbara Njau
BFP: What do you do? BN: I am the Senior Reporter and Markets Editor of ‘Foreign Direct Investment’ (fDi) Magazine, which is part of the Financial Times Group. It is a bi-monthly publication, and I write articles and in-depth special reports that cover Africa, Asia and Middle East. I track these regions’ markets and I […]
Bill Royce
BFP: What do you do? BR: I work for Weber Shandwick, a global engagement and communication agency, and I focus on the cleantech sector (in its broadest sense, from renewables to smart cities and sustainable agriculture), energy systems and sustainability – which, for me, is about new value creation through long-term business transformation. That necessarily […]
Rachel Wilshaw
RW: I am Oxfam GB’s lead person for labour rights in global supply chains. My role is to identify and disseminate good practice, through advocacy and advice work with companies. Something like 90% of the world’s jobs are in the private sector, so as an organisation committed to tackling poverty and suffering, including in the […]
Jeff Raderstrong
BFP: What do you do? JR: I work on a few communications consulting projects, but my primary work is through UnSectored, an organization I founded. UnSectored is a community platform for re-thinking social change. We host online and offline conversations to help our partners engage deeply with audiences, establish thought leadership in a specific area […]
Graham Stegmann
BFP: What do you do? GS: I am now a consultant working, amongst others, with Hand in Hand International. Hand in Hand’s goal is to create 10 million sustainable jobs by 2020; the total so far is 1.3 million, the great majority in India, led by a dynamic Hand in Hand India. BFP: What is […]
Ravinder Kumar Agarwal
BFP: What do you do? RKA: I am Associate Program Director at TechnoServe India. I work with many private sector companies in two ways, viz. a) as part of developing and expanding their supply chains which benefit farmers, bottom of pyramid populations with direct connections and market linkages for their produce…I, along with team here, […]
Kiringai Kamau
BFP: What do you do? KK: I am Value Chain Analyst and Knowledge Specialist at VACID Africa (Value Addition and Cottage Industry Development). I work with communities in Africa to create Information Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) and ICTs for Agriculture (ICT4Ag), driven agricultural commodity value chain based agribusinesses, using a value chain model we […]
Claire Hickson
BFP: What do you do? CH: Trio Policy helps organisations improve the impact of their policy, advocacy and communications activities. My background working for the Department for International Development, the Commission for Africa and for international NGOs means that we have a strong focus on international development – including the role of the private sector […]
Marzena Zukowska
BFP: What do you do? MZ: I currently work as a media manager and strategist for Ashoka Changemakers. Breaking that down a little bit, I work to structure and organize online campaigns, bringing in the lens of social innovation to a number of different sectors through content, storytelling, and digital media. BFP: What is the […]