Fellow Collaborations on Challenging the Roots of Systemic Inequality - Knowledge Hub Concept by Wilneida Negron https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4 en-us 2023-05-22 21:55:21 UTC 2023-07-21 14:10:31 UTC hello@padlet.com 2019 AFRE Fellows Announced wilneida https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600638855 2023-05-22 21:59:48 UTC https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600638855 Supporting Black-led placed-based projects in the US and South Africa becomes a call to action for the Fellows wilneida https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600641667 2023-05-22 22:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600641667 Questions of how to combine our funds and collaborate to address this issue emerge? wilneida https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600644517 2023-05-22 22:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600644517 Racial Equity Incubator Concept is Born! wilneida https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600647945 During the duration of this two year effort, we developed the concept for an incubator “structure” or “coordinating mechanism” that could exist parallel to, but independent of, AFRE.  We pooled our Fellow money together and then invested and provided technical assistance to two fellow-based projects: (1) Keeping our Communities Organized by Jitu Brown, and (2) Dorah Marema and Constance Mogale’s Building Resilient Rural Enterprises for Sustainable Livelihoods]]> 2023-05-22 22:18:03 UTC https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600647945 Accomplishments and Lessons Learned from the Incubator Pilot wilneida https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600787811 1. Created a $75k USD fund that was used to make small grants to the two AFRE Fellow projects incubated.
2. Leverage our networks to provide technical assistance to the projects which resulted in 1) increased capital connections for Jitu and thought partnership that helped lead to a $1M infrastructure investment; and 2) increased leverage for Connie and Dorah which helped catalyze follow-on funding and institutional validation of existing efforts to organize rural farmers.  ]]> 2023-05-23 01:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600787811 Racial Equity receives an AFRE Growth Grant for $10k (?) wilneida https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600791119 But its not sufficient to continue the very resource-intensive concept of an incubator. ]]> 2023-05-23 01:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600791119 Wilneida becomes a 2022 Leader in Residence for the Institute, exploring collective leadership wilneida https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600793620 2023-05-23 01:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600793620 Wilneida interviews Tekano Fellow Amanda Fononda wilneida https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600800000 Wilneida was mermerized by the unique way that Amanda blends deep grassroots perspective from the work she does in health equity and with young girls, with a systems view and an interest in integrating futurism. ]]> 2023-05-23 01:11:22 UTC https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600800000 Wilneida interviews Social Equity Fellow Indu Balachandran wilneida https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600944448 Wilneida was taken back by Indu's quiet and thoughtful intellectual and creative prowess and her dedication to give back to the AI community. ]]> 2023-05-23 02:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600944448 Wilneida interviews Fellow for Social and Economic Equity, Barbara van Paassen wilneida https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600950428 Wilneida connected with Barbara over discussions of how to center the voices of the global majority into elite philanthropic or policy spaces, as well as her commitment to feature emerging leaders through her podcast.]]> 2023-05-23 02:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600950428 Wilneida uses her AFRE Growth money to begin exploring with Amanda, Indu, and Barbara the problem with knowledge production systems and hegemony of global management consulting firms wilneida https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600953037 Drawing from the lessons from organizing AFRE fellows through the incubator concept, we loosely organize around exploring what a Global Fellow-Led Institute to challenge these systems would look like. ]]> 2023-05-23 02:56:24 UTC https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600953037 We begin meeting across 4 time zones an average of every 4-5 weeks. wilneida https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600963938 2023-05-23 03:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2600963938 We won a £10k Ideate grant from the Atlantic Institute to meet and further develop our analysis wilneida https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2601701208 2023-05-23 13:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2601701208 Next? Amsterdam in Oct/Nov 2023......to be continued :) wilneida https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2601703996 2023-05-23 13:15:11 UTC https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2601703996 Amanda gets married (June-July 2023) wilneida https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2644029867 2023-07-13 03:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2644029867 Indu performs with another AI Fellow wilneida https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2644031562 2023-07-13 03:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/wilneida/4lha6opg45244ew4/wish/2644031562