Creating Sustainable Impact: "Feel Good" vs. "Real Good" | Valentine Gandhi | TEDxYouth@SPH

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Valentine here explains the difference between “Feel Good vs Real Good” in the world of technology. Being the founder of DevCafe he shares the different ways to have safety nets, reducing vulnerability and resilience that leads up to sustainability. Dr Valentine Joseph Gandhi is an Implementation Scientist, Development Economist, Policy Advisor, Poverty and Livelihood Impact Evaluation Specialist, ICT4D and Knowledge Manager, currently based between Jakarta and Nairobi, with over 16 years of interdisciplinary, quantitative and qualitative research, teaching/training and project management, M&E, Strategic consulting, knowledge sharing, capacity building and development experience at both field and policy level with various UN, CGIAR and Donor agencies. He has developed and led multi country projects on Livelihoods, Refugee issues, ICT4D, Health and Climate Smart Ag technologies. He is the founder of the think tank The Development CAFE. He actively promotes innovation in M&E and Research and is an advocate for Technology for Good." This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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