In this week's episode, we had a conversation with Mr Patrick Dunne, Chair of the EY Foundation and ESSA. We asked questions ranging from gender equality within higher education in Africa, the role of scholarships and the use of data to better inform education policy.

To find out more about the EY Foundation, please visit their website at: https://www.ey.com/en_uk/corporate-responsibility/ey-foundation

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In this week's episode, we had a conversation with Dr Al Gurg, the CEO of Dubai Cares. We asked questions ranging from how previous pandemics have informed approaches to education, projects which Dubai Cares is working on and the interconnected nature of the UN SDGs. 

To find out more about Dubai Cares, please visit their website at: https://www.dubaicares.ae/

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The question of ethical leadership in the times of COVID is extremely important. For this episode of the WHF Podcast, we are joined by Mr David Nassbaum, the CEO of The Elders. The Elders are a group of global leaders who work to promote peace, justice and human rights. Founded in 2007 by Nelson Mandela, the Elders has included several world leaders ranging from former President of Ireland Mary Robinson to former Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon.

In this week's episode of the WHF Podcast, we had a conversation with Elizabeth Cousens, the President and CEO of the UN Foundation. In this discussion, our CEO Feraye Ozfescioglu asked questions ranging from the role of the UN foundation in supporting UN agencies' responses to COVID-19 to the role of public and private partnerships in supporting the UN SDGs.

Our CEO Feraye Ozfescioglu interviewed Francesco Rocca, President of the IFRC. They had a frank discussion about the challenges and lessons learned during the COVID pandemic. From the uniqueness of the outbreak, the role of local actors driving responses around the world to the duty of all to protect the most vulnerable by the dissemination of clear and correct information. Francesco Rocca’s key to humanitarian response lies in our ability to support community engagement.