SolarAid 348d ago

Is restrictive funding holding back sustainable development for charities, and can funding with permission to fail better support organisations’ innovation work? Can funding with permission to fail work hand-in-hand with accountability, and what can funders and philanthropists learn from the development sector to ensure their investments are really put to good use? In this episode we hear from technology entrepreneur and philanthropist, Dr. Ewan Kirk, Founder of the Turner Kirk Trust, which has supported SolarAid’s innovation work, most recently the programme Light a Village. We also hear from SolarAid’s CEO, John Keane and SolarAid Director of Fundraising, Richard Turner. ABOUT THIS PODCAST Is the charity sector a place for true disruption and can embracing failure help tackle some of the world’s most pressing issues? In this podcast, ‘Permission to fail’, UK based international development charity SolarAid, shines a light on their experience of trial, error, philanthropy and entrepreneurship when delivering solar energy to rural last-mile communities in sub-Saharan Africa. With nearly 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa lacking electricity and with less than a decade to go until 2030 when the world is to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals, SolarAid advocates for the importance of not only embracing, but also championing failure in a true attempt to learn and succeed together. STAY IN TOUCH LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sola... Twitter: https://twitter.com/SolarAid Newsletter: https://solar-aid.org/join-our-mailin... #PermissionToFail #CharityPodcast #SDG7 #sdgs #SolarEnergy #africa #renewableenergy #sustainableenergy #charity #nonprofit #podcast #MonitoringAndEvaluation #MandE #Zambia #Malawi