Unemployment is a global crisis. From Saudi Arabia to Spain, to South America, the sheer number of people unable to secure work has been described as a ticking time bomb and, in many regions, has been a trigger for civil unrest. Coronavirus has only deepened the inequalities that exist in the unemployment market, with youth and women disproportionately affected. In this episode of The Impact Room, we are joined by two women who are at the vanguard of finding new solutions to this complex and...

Ellen Agler is CEO of the End Fund, a philanthropy-backed initiative working to wipe out neglected tropical diseases. She joins the Impact Room to talk progress, pooled giving, and the decolonisation of global health.  Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect more than 1.7bn of the world’s poorest people, blighting communities from Africa to the Americas. These diseases blind, maim and disfigure their victims, keeping children out of school, adults out of work, and further entrenching...

The Impact Room is a new space to connect people and ideas that make a real difference to our world. Step inside to hear stories of success and failure from a host of global guests, all working to solve some of the world’s most intractable development challenges.  From youth unemployment and internet freedom, to modern slavery,  neglected tropical diseases and much more, the Impact Room is a new space to connect people and ideas that make a real difference to our world.  The Impact Room is...