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SUMMARY:PDIA in Action: Reparations in Asheville\, NC
DESCRIPTION:There has been a lack of progress and consensus in designing and implementing reparation initiatives in Asheville since the passing of the reparation resolution in July 2020. As part of BSC’s MLD103M course\, students at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Graduate School of Education spent 7 weeks working with a former Asheville City Councilor to better understand this problem and to help identify ideas and entry points. In this presentation\, the student team will share some of their key takeaways and policy recommendations from this experience. 	Presenters: Bethany Dill\, Student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education; Isabel Mejia Fontanot\, Kent Shi\, Kerianne DiBattista\, Students at the Harvard Kennedy School; William Keith Young\, Former Asheville\, NC City Councilor and Alumni of BSC’s Implementing Public Policy Executive Education course. Moderated by Salimah Samji\, Director of Building State Capability (BSC). 	Please register in advance to secure your spot at this event. 	 
URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/pdia-in-action-reparations-in-asheville-nc/
LOCATION:Zoom registration information below.
CATEGORIES:Building State Capability
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SUMMARY:PDIA in Action: Tackling Blood Safety in Nigeria
DESCRIPTION:The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) in Nigeria is not the sole blood collecting agency. Hospitals\, clinics and private blood establishments are also able to collect blood donations and transfuse them to patients. Safe blood is still largely unavailable in hospitals and health facilities leading to infections\, disease\, and death. 	As part of MLD103M\, students at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard School of Public Health spent 7 weeks working with the country head of planning of the NBTS to better understand this problem and to help identify ideas and entry points. In this presentation the student team and their authorizer will share some of their key takeaways and policy recommendations from this experience. 	Please register in advance to secure your spot at this event. 	Presenters: Allan Franklin\, Dana Radojevic\, Lauren Truong\, students at the Harvard Kennedy School; Hesham Gaafar\, student at Harvard School of Public Health); Dr. Adaeze Oreh\, Country Head of Planning NBTS\, Nigeria and Implementing Public Policy executive course alumni. Moderator: Salimah Samji\, Director of Building State Capability (BSC).
URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/pdia-in-action-tackling-blood-safety-in-nigeria/
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CATEGORIES:Building State Capability
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T120000
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SUMMARY:PDIA in Action: Police and Community Relations in Lancaster\, PA
DESCRIPTION:There is a divide between the police department and the community which was highlighted by the events that occurred in Lancaster in 2020 in addition to the overall climate of national tension. As part of the MLD103M course\, students at the Havrard Kennedy School and Harvard Graduate School of Education spent 7 weeks working with the Director of Neighborhood Engagement for the City of Lancaster and the Chief of Police to better understand this problem and to help identify ideas and entry points. In this presentation\, the student team and their authorizer will share some of their key takeaways and recommendations from this experience. 	Presenters: Anne Dietterich\, Awab Elmesbah\, students at the Harvard Kennedy School; Amreen Bashir\, Revanth Voothaluru\, Seun Akinfolarin\, students at the Harvard Graduate School of Education; Milzy Carrasco\, Director of Neighborhood Engagement for the City of Lancaster and Implementing Public Policy executive course alumni. Moderator: Salimah Samji\, Director of Building State Capability (BSC). 	Please register in advance to attend this event. 
URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/pdia-in-action-police-and-community-relations-in-lancaster-pa/
LOCATION:Zoom registration information below.
CATEGORIES:Building State Capability
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