Duncan Hart (CGeog)

Delighted that @Miatsf is representing #Peckham (and me) in @UKParliament. Great maiden speech! "Pride in our diversity and the magic it brings to Peckham. Whoever you are, wherever you have come from, you'll find your place in Peckham." youtube.com/watch?v=h9wYDtWE…

Tanya explaining our (@ShellFoundation) deal with @SunCultureKenya, @BritishIntInv & @TEAEnergyAccess to bring down costs of solar irrigation in Kenya via innovative finance, including carbon credits. #TEAForum24 – at Rwanda

"Because a woman wants to cook her for her family, she knows she is slowly dying." @DamilolaSDG7 @SEforALLorg This is the reality of cooking in Africa without clean fuel. Fifth biggest cause of death. Shouldn't be the case when clean fuel is cheaper than charcoal. #TEAForum24 – at Rwanda

Back in Nairobi & innovation is thriving! Met @mkopakenya (a @ShellFoundation & @TEAEnergyAccess partner). They are enabling boda riders to switch to cleaner, cheaper e-bikes. Also visited @roamelectric & @AmpersandEnergy factories to hear of plans for scale & innovation.

Furthermore, the safeguarding of asylum seekers and resettled refugees is rated as "inadequate", which is government speak for "shocking". The report notes that they "heard at every site visit about problems with safeguarding" and incidents have tripled to 6000 a month. 5/6

Great to meet Emmanuel Manyasa of @usawaagenda to discuss how @TheNFER can potentially collaborate on assessing education outcomes in Kenya.

Spot on from @carolinefiennes "a small amount of additional investment into any intervention for evidence & research can enable a programme to have a much greater impact." #DevexInvested #DevexEvent #DevFinance @devex @TheNFER

Minister of Finance @undagijimana of Rwanda says at #AfricaSOR that we must continue to invest in human capital development. @TheNFER helped improve the quality of teaching and learning materials through the use of digital learning resources in Rwanda. nfer.ac.uk/international/int…

Good to hear @VictoriaKwakwa at #AfricaSOR stress the importance of doing more to support girls who are out of school in #Africa. @TheNFER supports countries to understand the varying barriers for girls attending school and helps address them. nfer.ac.uk/international/int…

Andrew Dabalen, Chief Economist, @WorldBank at #AfricaSOR. Growth ⬇️ in Africa due to four things: 1️⃣ Exports down due to 🌎 growth slow down from 5% to 2.9 % 2️⃣ Inflation ⬆️ due to 🇷🇺🇺🇦 war 3️⃣ Interest rates ⬆️, so servicing debt more expensive 4️⃣ Strong 🇺🇲💲fuelling inflation