Can Student-led International Development ever be Successful?

Welcome to EGP's 2nd webinar of the semester! This event will welcome several experts to the panel for a critical discussion of whether student-led international development can ever be truly effective and, if so, how? EGP is a student-led charity run by volunteers for the past 30 years. Although our charity has a wealth of experience under its belt, we strongly believe that organisations such as ourselves should remain critical of processes and ensure they reflect best practice. Our first panelist will be Rosebell Kagumire, a Ugandan multimedia communications specialist, blogger, journalist and activist with expertise in media, gender, human rights and peace and conflict issues. In 2013 she was recognised as one of the Young Global Leaders under the age of 40 for her advocacy work. In 2018 she was honoured with the Anna Guèye award for her contribution to digital democracy, justice and equality on the African continent. Moreover, she has worked as Social Media Manager at the International Organization for Migration (IOM), documented rights of women and migrants in conflict settings and worked in gender and peace building projects in different African countries. She holds an MA in Media, Peace and Conflict Studies from the United Nations-mandated University for Peace in Costa Rica. She also studied non-violent conflict at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Our second guest will be Fransisco Mwambila, Public health officer, Executive Director of Oasis of Hope Organization, and Pastor of Christian Way Church. Fransisco has been an EGP partner for two consecutive years, first working with EGP in 2017 on the Tutulane project, a community-based initiative facilitating the construction of a Community Soap Making and Training Resource Centre in Rumphi, Malawi. Fransisco then co-hosted a project in 2018 with Karonga Women’s Rice Group (KAWORIG) in Karonga, Malawi to construct a warehouse that would function as a co-operative, promoting engagement in rice selling in order to earn a sustainable lifestyle. Last but not least, we are excited to welcome Dr Augustin Diz to the panel; a Social Anthropology lecturer at the University of Edinburgh who specializes in the anthropology of Latin America. His interests lie in the anthropology of Indigenous Peoples, Political Economy, Labour, Unemployment, Welfare, Extractive industries, Oil and Gas, Latin American Culture and Society, Argentina, Economic Anthropology, International Development, Applied Anthropology, Sovereignty, Ethnography, Growth and Degrowth and Gran Chaco. There will be an opportunity to submit questions for the panelists in the run up to the event so you can have your say too. Join us for an important discussion and a unique opportunity to get involved in the future of student-led development.