Global Futures Initiative

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Global Futures essay and multimedia contest. We received entries from six continents addressing the question:

Imagine it is the year 2030 and we have successfully achieved the World Bank’s goal of eradicating extreme poverty. How did we manage to achieve this? What was a key obstacle we overcame along the way?

Bloggers this week responded to the Global Futures talk by former prime minister Tony Blair, held April 23 at Georgetown, on the topic of governance and development in Africa.