WHAT I'M WORKING ON NOW
The living present.
CURRENT QUESTION
How do we create better pathways from education into meaningful work?
Open Doors' 2026 completion data suggests the gap is less about training and more about the months immediately after placement.
UPDATED / 07 SEPTEMBER 2026
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CURRENT PROJECT
Build Here — Phase II
Five pilot ventures from the fellowship's first cohort are being tracked for twelve months before any public promotion.
UPDATED / 07 SEPTEMBER 2026
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CURRENT WRITING
A working paper on maintenance-stage funding
A follow-up to The Work of Building, examining why year-two and year-three funding remains scarce relative to launch funding.
UPDATED / 07 SEPTEMBER 2026
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CURRENT CONVERSATIONS
Community Table sessions in three cities this quarter
Ongoing dialogue on infrastructure gaps affecting youth programming.
UPDATED / 07 SEPTEMBER 2026
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UPCOMING SPEAKING
Africa Leadership Summit, Johannesburg
A panel on institutional trust and public accountability.
UPDATED / 07 SEPTEMBER 2026
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CURRENT RESEARCH
Transport cost and youth employment outcomes
Extending the analysis from Youth, Work and the African City to two additional cities.
UPDATED / 07 SEPTEMBER 2026
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