Jerusalem, March 2021
The Milken Innovation Center and Blum Lab for Developing Economies Global Fellows program enrolls fellows around the world to work with in-country partners in Israel and abroad (Governments, business, Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs), local authorities, and development finance organizations) to solve various development challenges across agriculture/food, water, energy, education, housing, finance, and health by blending development finance with technological solutions.
The program builds project teams comprising fellows, experts-in-residence, and placement organization personnel to design and implement priority development projects in developing economies with the aim of bridging social, economic, technological and productivity gaps. Fellows are given the opportunity to develop their project implementation plans leveraging the knowledge and technologies of their placement organizations for its design and implementation.
As part of its objectives of enrolling, upskilling and matching fellows to placement organizations in Israel and developing economies, Milken Innovation Center and Blum Lab for Developing Economies is pleased to announce the 2021 Cohort of its Global Development Practice Fellowship Program. Selected through a highly competitive application and selection criteria, this year’s fellows represent some of Israel’s and Africa’s extraordinary young professionals with the blueprint, courage, and commitment to lead/effect change in their communities.
The 2021 Fellows include:
Adi Hammer- Israel
Ariela Reich- Israel
Gili Almagor- Israel
Noam Katzir – Israel
Matan Dahan – Israel
Laura Shalmaev – Israel
Fatima Umar – Nigeria
Esther Eshiet – Nigeria
Caleb Ife Oluwa- Nigeria
Thadeus Ocheing – Kenya
Refilwe Belebesi- South Africa
Nonsikelelo Nkomo – Zimbabwe
Nathalie Mutalikanwa- Rwanda
Alain Michel Gabiro- Rwanda
The 2021 edition of the Global Development Practice Fellowship program will deploy a blended learning approach through in-country fellowship placements, Project Implementation Plans (PIP) virtual advisory teams, online research seminars, Financial mechanics course in partnership with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as well as fellow -to -fellow collaboration.
About Us
The Milken Innovation Center focuses on developing market-based solutions to Israel’s greatest challenges as it transitions from a startup nation to a global nation. Our work leads to innovative policies and programs and financial technology transfer that democratize capital, finance ideas, create jobs and accelerate economic growth.
The Blum Lab for Developing Economies is part of the global network of Blum Centers for Developing Economies based at the University of California (UC-Berkeley) enabling interdisciplinary problem solving in key areas of energy, health, technology, food, water, health and other challenges to sustainable development.
For further enquiries, please contact Orly Movshovitz- Landskroner on telephone at 052-847465 or via email at orly@jerusaleminstitute.org.il
Orly Movshovitz-Landskroner
Fellowship Programs Manager
Milken Innovation Center
Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research