SOLVERS is a new podcast featuring interviews with people who are dealing with big, global problems that are entrenched, complex, messy, and always urgent. But none of that stops them. They’ve rolled up their sleeves and gotten straight to work. How do they remain resilient in the face of immensely complex problems that have spanned generations? How do they keep going when the issues they work on are bigger than their own lifetimes?
Join hosts Courtney Martin and Nguhi Mwaura as they preview some of their favorite moments from SOLVERS — brought to you by the Skoll Foundation in partnership with Aspen Ideas.
Nguhi Mwaura is currently focused on strategies for directing more philanthropic funding to African-led initiatives.
Previously, Nguhi was a fellow in the Portfolio and Investments team at the Skoll Foundation. Before joining Skoll, she worked as a Program Manager at Schole, an investment firm that acquires and manages schools across Africa, where she helped refine and expand their strategy for East Africa. Nguhi also served as a management consultant at Dalberg, advising a diverse range of clients on issues from agriculture to early childhood education. A Kenyan national, Nguhi has lived and worked in various countries across Sub-Saharan Africa and is dedicated to supporting African entrepreneurs to drive development on their own terms.
Courtney E. Martin has written/edited five books, including Learning in Public: Lessons for a Racially Divided America From my Daughter's School and Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists. She also has a popular weekly newsletter on Substack called Examined Family. She is the co-founder of the Solutions Journalism Network and FRESH Speakers Bureau, and often works with organizations—TED, the Aspen Institute, The Obama Foundation, and The Sundance Institute—on how to make impactful, story-rich social change. She speaks widely at conferences and colleges. She lives with her partner and two daughters in a co-housing community in Oakland.
