DevDive
Episodes
Episode 41: SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and Communities
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Mika Mei Jia Tan on #SDG11- Sustainable Cities and Communities. Mika is the Co-Founder and Lead for East and Southeast Asia at th...
Episode 40: SDG 10- Reduced Inequalities
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Harshita Sinha, PhD Candidate in the Department of International Development at the London School of Economics and Political Scie...
Episode 40: SDG 10- Teaser
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New episode coming soon! Tune into DevDive's next episode to dive into SDG 10 where we are in conversation with Harshita Sinha, PhD Candidate at The L...
Episode 39: SDG 9- Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of DevDive, we dive into SDG 9- its targets, progress, challenges, and way ahead. We talk about the long standing issue of balacing de...
Episode 38:SDG 8- Decent Work and Economic Growth
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Dr. Aderinsola Adio-Adepoju, an educator, coach, academic, entrepreneur, SDGs, and global opportunities expert. She is the founde...
Episode 37: SDG 7- Affordable and Clean Energy
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Shayna Vayser, Low Income Program Manager at the DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU), where she leads the investment of million...
Episode 36: SDG 6- Clean Water and Sanitation
07 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Julia Bauer on the 6th Sustainable Development Goal i.e. Clean Water and Sanitation. Julia started out as a hydrogeologist and mo...
Episode 35: SDG 5- Gender Equality
26 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Aanya Wig, Co-Founder of Girl Up Rise (now Her Haq). Aanya is a recent graduate from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University ...
Episode 34: SDG 4- Quality Education
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Oroma Kenneth, CEO and Co-Founder of EduBall- a community-based organization that uses the power of football to improve academic ...
Episode 33: SDG 3- Good Health and Wellbeing
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Dr. Preeti Shakya, Founder and CEO of Maatri Nepal- a non-profit organization aiming to end maternal mortality by preventing mate...
Episode 32: SDG 2- Zero Hunger
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Onome Ako, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Action Against Hunger Canada, an international humanitarian organization that fights ...
Episode 31: SDG 1- No Poverty
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first episode of our new series on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. For the next 17 episodes, we shall be diving into ...
Episode 30: Pathways to Changemaking (Part 1)
07 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
New series where we profile an organisation making a difference in the development space, one changemaking initiative at a time. Featured in this epi...
Episode 29: Gender and Technology
09 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Gayatri Buragohain, Founder and Executive Director of Feminist Approach to Technology (FAT), a non-profit based in India. FAT is ...
Episode 28: Education & Technology
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Carl Duff on his experience of working with students across different countries, designing teaching learning materials, and wanti...
Episode 27: Digital Healthcare
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Laura Wamprecht, Managing Director at Flying Health, Germany. Flying Health is a subsidiary of Eternity.Health, a European Life S...
Episode 26: Presenting Season 2
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we- Anushna and Mehrin- are in a freewheeling conversation with each other about our development journeys, seasons 1 and 2 of DevDive...
Episode 25: Urban Mobility
27 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Simon Jeffrey, Policy Officer at Centre for Cities, UK. While overseeing the broader policy agenda, Simon is the policy lead on d...
Episode 24: Sustainable and Smart Cities
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Kruti Munot, Project Manager at GIZ where she works with local governments in Africa on issues of climate change and urban develo...
Episode 23: The PhD Experience
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Masachs Boungou, a fourth-year doctoral student in Global Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where he is ...
Episode 22: Traversing the Development Landscape
17 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Abhilash Puljal, a trained social scientist, a trade strategy and private sector development specialist and a certified managemen...
Episode 21: Navigating Public Policy
09 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of the new year and our new series on careers in development, we are in conversation with Nauraiz Rana. Nauraiz is a development ...
Episode 20: Covid Response and Relief
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Mr. Hashmatullah Hayat, Assistant Director at Aschiana based in Afghanistan. Aschiana (“nest” in Dari Farsi) was founded in 1...
Episode 19: Public Private Partnerships in Healthcare
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Rogier Jansen, a private equity investment analyst based in London. His organisation focuses on care quality and care outcomes to...
Episode 18: Public Health Advocacy
26 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Deidre Sully, a Public Health Advocate and Director of NYC Smoke-Free at Public Health Solutions, leading the program's mission t...
Episode 17: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
12 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Nepal-based Shreejana Bajracharya. She has worked for young people's sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) with variou...
Episode 16: Mental Health Support for Migrants, Refugees, & Students
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Giulia Elizabeth Presti, a mental health frontline worker. She studied Sociology & Psychology at University of Bangor in Wale...
Episode 15: Accessible Mental Health
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Farheen Rashid, Founder of With Love, We Care- an organisation working towards raising awareness about mental health and creating...
Episode 14: Listening
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Jaskiran Gill, Founder of Listening Inn, an initiative looking to create a sustainable model to cultivate listening skills in peo...
Episode 13: Making Sustainable Choices
01 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Abhishek Raj, Founder and CEO at BhuYantra Waste Management. He talks about the journey that led to the establishment of BhuYantr...
Episode 12: Sustainable Living- Building Eco-Friendly Homes
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Prashant Lingam, a Social Entrepreneur from Hyderabad, India, and co-founder of Bamboo House India. His social venture works in s...
Episode 11: Increasing the Green Cover
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Emmanuel Niyoyabikoze, a Burundi-based climate activist and the designer and director of the Greening Burundi Project. Greening B...
Episode 10: Rethinking the three Rs- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Fozia Parveen, a postdoctoral fellow and an adjunct faculty at the Centre for Water Informatics and Technology (WIT) at the Lahor...
Episode 9: Social Conditions, Human Rights, and the Environment
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Katie Bernhard, an environment and development economist with substantial research experience in conservation and human rights. S...
Episode 8: Masculinities and Engaging Boys and Men
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Sagar Sachdeva, who works at the YP Foundation, an intersectional, feminist and rights based organization that works on youth lea...
Episode 7: Gender Based Violence
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Hayat Mirshad, a feminist activist, journalist, trainer and communications and advocacy. She holds a diploma in Gender in Develop...
Episode 6: Gender, Poverty, and Working with Communities
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Kosar Bano, a Gender and Adaptation Specialist based in Nepal. She holds a Masters in Gender and Development studies from Institu...
Episode 5: Experience of Development for Trans Communities
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Tashnuva Anan, a trans activist, performer and writer based in Bangladesh. She holds a Master's degree in Social Work from Nation...
Episode 4: Towards an Accessible and Equitable Education
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with the founder, Vedika Lall, and business strategist, Uurja Bothra, of School Ki Ghanti (translated as The School Bell), an India-ba...
Episode 3: Education in Emergencies
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Mr. Azhar Haque, who is working in Afghanistan with and for children in Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camps. He holds an MBA ...
Episode 2: Early Childhood Education
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Ms. Divya Dutt, an early childhood educator based in India. She speaks to us about her journey into the ECE space, experiences of...
Episode 1: How we got here
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of DevDive, we talk about how and why we started this podcast. We share our respective journeys into the field of development, o...