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Katlego Kolanyane-Kesupile: How I'm bringing queer pride to my rural village

In a poetic, personal talk, TED Fellow Katlego Kolanyane-Kesupile examines the connection between her modern queer lifestyle and her childhood upbringing in a rural village in Botswana. "In a time where being brown, queer, African and seen as worthy of space means being everything but rural, I fear that we're erasing the very struggles that got ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/katlego_kolanyane_kesupile_how_i_m_bringing_queer_pride_to_my_rural_village

Fred Swaniker: The leaders who ruined Africa, and the generation who can fix it

Before he hit eighteen, Fred Swaniker had lived in Ghana, Gambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. What he learned from a childhood across Africa was that while good leaders can't make much of a difference in societies with strong institutions, in countries with weak structures, leaders could make or break a country. In a passionate talk the entrepreneur ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/fred_swaniker_the_leaders_who_ruined_africa_and_the_generation_who_can_fix_it

Siyanda Mohutsiwa: How young Africans found a voice on Twitter

What can a young woman with an idea, an Internet connection and a bit of creativity achieve? That's all Siyanda Mohutsiwa needed to unite young African voices in a new way. Hear how Mohutsiwa and other young people across the continent are using social media to overcome borders and circumstance, accessing something they have long had to violentl...
https://www.ted.com/talks/siyanda_mohutsiwa_how_young_africans_found_a_voice_on_twitter

Emily Oster: Flip your thinking on AIDS in Africa

Emily Oster re-examines the stats on AIDS in Africa from an economic perspective and reaches a stunning conclusion: Everything we know about the spread of HIV on the continent is wrong.
https://www.ted.com/talks/emily_oster_flip_your_thinking_on_aids_in_africa

Hans Rosling: Insights on HIV, in stunning data visuals

Hans Rosling unveils data visuals that untangle the complex risk factors of one of the world's deadliest (and most misunderstood) diseases: HIV. By following the data, he suggests a surprising key to ending the epidemic.
https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_insights_on_hiv_in_stunning_data_visuals

Kristen Ashburn: The face of AIDS in Africa

In this moving talk, documentary photographer Kristen Ashburn shares unforgettable images of the human impact of AIDS in Africa.
https://www.ted.com/talks/kristen_ashburn_the_face_of_aids_in_africa

Andrew Bastawrous: A new way to fund health care for the most vulnerable

In 2011, eye surgeon and TED Fellow Andrew Bastawrous developed a smartphone app that brings quality eye care to remote communities, helping people avoid losing their sight to curable or preventable conditions. Along the way, he noticed a problem: strict funding regulations meant that he could only operate on people with specific diseases, leavi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_bastawrous_a_new_way_to_fund_health_care_for_the_most_vulnerable

Tania Douglas: To design better tech, understand context

What good is a sophisticated piece of medical equipment to people in Africa if it can't handle the climate there? Biomedical engineer Tania Douglas shares stories of how we're often blinded to real needs in our pursuit of technology -- and how a deeper understanding of the context where it's used can lead us to better solutions.
https://www.ted.com/talks/tania_douglas_to_design_better_tech_understand_context

Steve Boyes: How we're saving one of Earth's last wild places

Navigating territorial hippos and active minefields, TED Fellow Steve Boyes and a team of scientists have been traveling through the Okavango Delta, Africa's largest remaining wetland wilderness, to explore and protect this near-pristine habitat against the rising threat of development. In this awe-inspiring talk packed with images, he shares hi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/steve_boyes_how_we_re_saving_one_of_earth_s_last_wild_places

Danielle R. Moss: How we can help the "forgotten middle" reach their full potential

You know the "forgotten middle": they're the students, coworkers and regular people who are often overlooked because they're seen as neither exceptional nor problematic. How can we empower them to reach their full potential? Sharing her work helping young people get to and through college, social activist Danielle R. Moss challenges us to think ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/danielle_r_moss_how_we_can_help_the_forgotten_middle_reach_their_full_potential

Beverly + Dereck Joubert: Life lessons from big cats

Beverly + Dereck Joubert live in the bush, filming and photographing lions and leopards in their natural habitat. With stunning footage (some never before seen), they discuss their personal relationships with these majestic animals -- and their quest to save the big cats from human threats.
https://www.ted.com/talks/beverly_dereck_joubert_life_lessons_from_big_cats

Ellen Gustafson: Obesity + hunger = 1 global food issue

Co-creator of the philanthropic FEED bags, Ellen Gustafson says hunger and obesity are two sides of the same coin. In her talk, she launches The 30 Project -- a way to change how we farm and eat in the next 30 years, and solve the global food inequalities behind both epidemics.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ellen_gustafson_obesity_hunger_1_global_food_issue

Andrew Mwenda: Aid for Africa? No thanks.

In this provocative talk, journalist Andrew Mwenda asks us to reframe the "African question" -- to look beyond the media's stories of poverty, civil war and helplessness and see the opportunities for creating wealth and happiness throughout the continent.
https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_mwenda_aid_for_africa_no_thanks

Barbara J. King: Grief and love in the animal kingdom

From mourning orcas to distressed elephants, biological anthropologist Barbara J. King has witnessed grief and love across the animal kingdom. In this eye-opening talk, she explains the evidence behind her belief that many animals experience complex emotions, and suggests ways all of us can treat them more ethically -- including every time we ea...
https://www.ted.com/talks/barbara_j_king_grief_and_love_in_the_animal_kingdom

Hans Rosling: Let my dataset change your mindset

Talking at the US State Department this summer, Hans Rosling uses his fascinating data-bubble software to burst myths about the developing world. Look for new analysis on China and the post-bailout world, mixed with classic data shows.
https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_let_my_dataset_change_your_mindset

Joel Selanikio: The big-data revolution in health care

Collecting global health data is an imperfect science: Workers tramp through villages to knock on doors and ask questions, write the answers on paper forms, then input the data -- and from this messy, gappy information, countries and NGOs need to make huge decisions. Data geek Joel Selanikio talks through the sea change in collecting health data...
https://www.ted.com/talks/joel_selanikio_the_big_data_revolution_in_health_care

Euvin Naidoo: Why invest in Africa

South African investment banker Euvin Naidoo explains why investing in Africa can make great business sense.
https://www.ted.com/talks/euvin_naidoo_why_invest_in_africa
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