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[Music] so when people ask me what is it that I

so when people ask me what is it that I

so when people ask me what is it that I do I tell them in my work what I try to

do I tell them in my work what I try to

do I tell them in my work what I try to do is I try to get stuff to people so

do is I try to get stuff to people so

do is I try to get stuff to people so you don’t need a PhD in political

you don’t need a PhD in political

you don’t need a PhD in political science to get stuff to people you just

science to get stuff to people you just

science to get stuff to people you just give them stuff then I tell them this is

give them stuff then I tell them this is

give them stuff then I tell them this is really the question that I’m interested

really the question that I’m interested

really the question that I’m interested in how do you deliver vaccines to

in how do you deliver vaccines to

in how do you deliver vaccines to children living in a slum like this we

children living in a slum like this we

children living in a slum like this we know that vaccines can save lives we

know that vaccines can save lives we

know that vaccines can save lives we know how to make vaccines cheaply back

know how to make vaccines cheaply back

know how to make vaccines cheaply back in some cases we even know how to

in some cases we even know how to

in some cases we even know how to provide them for free we know that

provide them for free we know that

provide them for free we know that vaccines will have a disproportionately

vaccines will have a disproportionately

vaccines will have a disproportionately positive impact among children who are

positive impact among children who are

positive impact among children who are the poorest of the poor and yet we

the poorest of the poor and yet we

the poorest of the poor and yet we really don’t know how to deliver these

really don’t know how to deliver these

really don’t know how to deliver these vaccines to people to children living in

vaccines to people to children living in

vaccines to people to children living in slums like this because if you’ve ever

slums like this because if you’ve ever

slums like this because if you’ve ever spent any time in a slum you will know

spent any time in a slum you will know

spent any time in a slum you will know that it’s a physical maze if you are a

that it’s a physical maze if you are a

that it’s a physical maze if you are a child living in a slum chances are you

child living in a slum chances are you

child living in a slum chances are you never had your birth register which

never had your birth register which

never had your birth register which means that you probably don’t have a

means that you probably don’t have a

means that you probably don’t have a birth certificate which means that then

birth certificate which means that then

birth certificate which means that then you don’t have access to the health

you don’t have access to the health

you don’t have access to the health system which is how we deliver vaccines

system which is how we deliver vaccines

system which is how we deliver vaccines if you’re a child living in a slum you

if you’re a child living in a slum you

if you’re a child living in a slum you probably don’t go to school regularly

probably don’t go to school regularly

probably don’t go to school regularly which is how we deliver vaccines here in

which is how we deliver vaccines here in

which is how we deliver vaccines here in Canada and if you live in a slum you

Canada and if you live in a slum you

Canada and if you live in a slum you probably don’t have an address so these

probably don’t have an address so these

probably don’t have an address so these are the kinds of questions that vex me

are the kinds of questions that vex me

are the kinds of questions that vex me in my work because we know what we need

in my work because we know what we need

in my work because we know what we need to do but we don’t know how to get it to

to do but we don’t know how to get it to

to do but we don’t know how to get it to people who need the most and if we’re

people who need the most and if we’re

people who need the most and if we’re serious about the sustainable

serious about the sustainable

serious about the sustainable development goals if we’re serious about

development goals if we’re serious about

development goals if we’re serious about eliminating poverty in all its forms

eliminating poverty in all its forms

eliminating poverty in all its forms everywhere then we have to figure out

everywhere then we have to figure out

everywhere then we have to figure out how to get those vaccines to children

how to get those vaccines to children

how to get those vaccines to children living in slums now the backdrop of my

living in slums now the backdrop of my

living in slums now the backdrop of my work of course are the Sustainable

work of course are the Sustainable

work of course are the Sustainable Development Goals the SDGs which were

Development Goals the SDGs which were

Development Goals the SDGs which were just signed in 2015 but as we look ahead

just signed in 2015 but as we look ahead

just signed in 2015 but as we look ahead to the SDGs it probably makes a little

to the SDGs it probably makes a little

to the SDGs it probably makes a little sense to look retrospectively at their

sense to look retrospectively at their

sense to look retrospectively at their predecessors the Millennium Development

predecessors the Millennium Development

predecessors the Millennium Development Goals or the MDGs which were signed in

Goals or the MDGs which were signed in

Goals or the MDGs which were signed in 2000 now the MDGs by most measures were

2000 now the MDGs by most measures were

2000 now the MDGs by most measures were an extraordinary success

an extraordinary success

an extraordinary success countries around the world improved

countries around the world improved

countries around the world improved health outcomes education outcomes

health outcomes education outcomes

health outcomes education outcomes poverty outcomes the MDGs sparked a

poverty outcomes the MDGs sparked a

poverty outcomes the MDGs sparked a whole generation of innovation new

whole generation of innovation new

whole generation of innovation new partnerships between governments private

partnerships between governments private

partnerships between governments private sector actors partnerships between the

sector actors partnerships between the

sector actors partnerships between the government and the market the MDGs were

government and the market the MDGs were

government and the market the MDGs were the era in which terms like social

the era in which terms like social

the era in which terms like social innovation and social entrepreneurship

innovation and social entrepreneurship

innovation and social entrepreneurship became mainstream but the MDGs were not

became mainstream but the MDGs were not

became mainstream but the MDGs were not an unqualified success because when you

an unqualified success because when you

an unqualified success because when you actually begin to disaggregate the data

actually begin to disaggregate the data

actually begin to disaggregate the data when you begin to unpack these national

when you begin to unpack these national

when you begin to unpack these national success cases we actually see a very

success cases we actually see a very

success cases we actually see a very different story

different story

different story take Chile for example Chile is hailed

take Chile for example Chile is hailed

take Chile for example Chile is hailed around the world as being a national

around the world as being a national

around the world as being a national success in improving maternal child

success in improving maternal child

success in improving maternal child health and in the aggregate it did

health and in the aggregate it did

health and in the aggregate it did improve maternal child health over

improve maternal child health over

improve maternal child health over baseline now if you begin to cut this

baseline now if you begin to cut this

baseline now if you begin to cut this data in different ways if you begin to

data in different ways if you begin to

data in different ways if you begin to disaggregate it say by region and you

disaggregate it say by region and you

disaggregate it say by region and you look at the regions inside Chile 47

look at the regions inside Chile 47

look at the regions inside Chile 47 percent of those regions did improve in

percent of those regions did improve in

percent of those regions did improve in terms of maternal child health outcomes

terms of maternal child health outcomes

terms of maternal child health outcomes but 41 percent of those regions actually

but 41 percent of those regions actually

but 41 percent of those regions actually got worse of the countries that improve

got worse of the countries that improve

got worse of the countries that improve maternal child health outcomes

maternal child health outcomes

maternal child health outcomes two-thirds of them posted growing levels

two-thirds of them posted growing levels

two-thirds of them posted growing levels of inequality the inference being that

of inequality the inference being that

of inequality the inference being that there are many who are left behind

there are many who are left behind

there are many who are left behind Anthony Lake who has UNICEF has said

Anthony Lake who has UNICEF has said

Anthony Lake who has UNICEF has said that our national statistical national

that our national statistical national

that our national statistical national success cases are masking moral and

success cases are masking moral and

success cases are masking moral and practical failures because people are

practical failures because people are

practical failures because people are being left behind now who are these

being left behind now who are these

being left behind now who are these people the data tells us that these

people the data tells us that these

people the data tells us that these people are those who are the poorest of

people are those who are the poorest of

people are those who are the poorest of the poor those who are living in a slum

the poor those who are living in a slum

the poor those who are living in a slum maybe those who are living far off in

maybe those who are living far off in

maybe those who are living far off in the countryside women and children

the countryside women and children

the countryside women and children disproportionately girls indigenous

disproportionately girls indigenous

disproportionately girls indigenous populations the culturally marginalized

populations the culturally marginalized

populations the culturally marginalized and so on these are the people being

and so on these are the people being

and so on these are the people being left behind the question is why are they

left behind the question is why are they

left behind the question is why are they being left behind

being left behind

being left behind they’re being left behind because

they’re being left behind because

they’re being left behind because they’re hard to reach and they’re hard

they’re hard to reach and they’re hard

they’re hard to reach and they’re hard to reach because they are for all

to reach because they are for all

to reach because they are for all intents and purposes invisible consider

intents and purposes invisible consider

intents and purposes invisible consider for instance that until very recently

for instance that until very recently

for instance that until very recently fifty percent of India’s population

fifty percent of India’s population

fifty percent of India’s population about 650 million people did not have

about 650 million people did not have

about 650 million people did not have any form of identification consider in

any form of identification consider in

any form of identification consider in slums which are by definition an illegal

slums which are by definition an illegal

slums which are by definition an illegal settlement there are no addresses

settlement there are no addresses

settlement there are no addresses consider for instance that in the global

consider for instance that in the global

consider for instance that in the global South the vast majority of workers work

South the vast majority of workers work

South the vast majority of workers work in the informal sector there are

in the informal sector there are

in the informal sector there are irregular wage earners their

irregular wage earners their

irregular wage earners their agricultural or seasonal wage earners

agricultural or seasonal wage earners

agricultural or seasonal wage earners they work under the table they work for

they work under the table they work for

they work under the table they work for contracts in India for instance 92

contracts in India for instance 92

contracts in India for instance 92 percent of workers if you include

percent of workers if you include

percent of workers if you include agricultural workers are informally

agricultural workers are informally

agricultural workers are informally employed only one of ten work in the

employed only one of ten work in the

employed only one of ten work in the formal labor sector now consider that as

formal labor sector now consider that as

formal labor sector now consider that as of 2013 UNICEF estimates that 230

of 2013 UNICEF estimates that 230

of 2013 UNICEF estimates that 230 million children around the world under

million children around the world under

million children around the world under the age of five that’s one third of the

the age of five that’s one third of the

the age of five that’s one third of the world’s children under the age of five

world’s children under the age of five

world’s children under the age of five do not have their births registered

do not have their births registered

do not have their births registered which means they likely don’t have a

which means they likely don’t have a

which means they likely don’t have a birth certificate which means they are

birth certificate which means they are

birth certificate which means they are then shut out of health and education

then shut out of health and education

then shut out of health and education services and they are vulnerable to

services and they are vulnerable to

services and they are vulnerable to human atrocities such as human

human atrocities such as human

human atrocities such as human trafficking these children are children

trafficking these children are children

trafficking these children are children I met when I was doing some work in

I met when I was doing some work in

I met when I was doing some work in Ethiopia in all likelihood their births

Ethiopia in all likelihood their births

Ethiopia in all likelihood their births were not registered in all likelihood

were not registered in all likelihood

were not registered in all likelihood they don’t have a birth certificate

they don’t have a birth certificate

they don’t have a birth certificate because the birth registration rate in

because the birth registration rate in

because the birth registration rate in Ethiopia is seven percent so this is the

Ethiopia is seven percent so this is the

Ethiopia is seven percent so this is the kind of work that I’m doing in my own

kind of work that I’m doing in my own

kind of work that I’m doing in my own research lab the reach project here at

research lab the reach project here at

research lab the reach project here at the Munk school of global affairs at the

the Munk school of global affairs at the

the Munk school of global affairs at the University of Toronto is looking at

University of Toronto is looking at

University of Toronto is looking at cases around the world trying to

cases around the world trying to

cases around the world trying to understand how we can reach those who

understand how we can reach those who

understand how we can reach those who are hardest to reach and we have case we

are hardest to reach and we have case we

are hardest to reach and we have case we have researched sites in Rwanda Thailand

have researched sites in Rwanda Thailand

have researched sites in Rwanda Thailand India South Africa Brazil and in Jordan

India South Africa Brazil and in Jordan

India South Africa Brazil and in Jordan and we’ve learned a lot through our

and we’ve learned a lot through our

and we’ve learned a lot through our research we’ve learned that there are

research we’ve learned that there are

research we’ve learned that there are some really

some really

some really cool technological innovations that are

cool technological innovations that are

cool technological innovations that are being used to reach the hardest to reach

being used to reach the hardest to reach

being used to reach the hardest to reach so mobile technology as a platform for

so mobile technology as a platform for

so mobile technology as a platform for financial inclusion that is now getting

financial inclusion that is now getting

financial inclusion that is now getting people in both the cities and in the

people in both the cities and in the

people in both the cities and in the countryside into the banking sector

countryside into the banking sector

countryside into the banking sector drones that are delivering things to

drones that are delivering things to

drones that are delivering things to far-off places we have a project in

far-off places we have a project in

far-off places we have a project in Jordan in which iris scan technologies

Jordan in which iris scan technologies

Jordan in which iris scan technologies are used to ensure cash transfers

are used to ensure cash transfers

are used to ensure cash transfers satellite imaging providing geo codes or

satellite imaging providing geo codes or

satellite imaging providing geo codes or geo tags in lieu of an address for those

geo tags in lieu of an address for those

geo tags in lieu of an address for those who are living in slums a lot of cool

who are living in slums a lot of cool

who are living in slums a lot of cool technological stuff that you might read

technological stuff that you might read

technological stuff that you might read in Wired magazine or that my colleagues

in Wired magazine or that my colleagues

in Wired magazine or that my colleagues here at U of T are working on are

here at U of T are working on are

here at U of T are working on are reaching the hardest to reach we’re also

reaching the hardest to reach we’re also

reaching the hardest to reach we’re also learning however there is a lot of not

learning however there is a lot of not

learning however there is a lot of not so cool but equally effective ways in

so cool but equally effective ways in

so cool but equally effective ways in which we’re reaching the hardest to

which we’re reaching the hardest to

which we’re reaching the hardest to reach in Brazil for instance to deliver

reach in Brazil for instance to deliver

reach in Brazil for instance to deliver cash transfers to those living the

cash transfers to those living the

cash transfers to those living the Amazon rim they use a boat and there’s

Amazon rim they use a boat and there’s

Amazon rim they use a boat and there’s an ATM machine that goes upriver and

an ATM machine that goes upriver and

an ATM machine that goes upriver and delivers cash in Brazil there is the

delivers cash in Brazil there is the

delivers cash in Brazil there is the cadastral Ăşnico which is a registry in

cadastral Ăşnico which is a registry in

cadastral Ăşnico which is a registry in which all low income households are

which all low income households are

which all low income households are registered in on that line where you are

registered in on that line where you are

registered in on that line where you are supposed to put your address if you live

supposed to put your address if you live

supposed to put your address if you live in a favela and you don’t have an

in a favela and you don’t have an

in a favela and you don’t have an address you can say that I live in

address you can say that I live in

address you can say that I live in so-and-so Falabella

so-and-so Falabella

so-and-so Falabella fourth lane third alley pass the law

fourth lane third alley pass the law

fourth lane third alley pass the law area house pass latrine second or red

area house pass latrine second or red

area house pass latrine second or red door on your right that’s the kind of

door on your right that’s the kind of

door on your right that’s the kind of precision that we’re uncovering in how

precision that we’re uncovering in how

precision that we’re uncovering in how people are reaching the hardest to reach

people are reaching the hardest to reach

people are reaching the hardest to reach we’ve had teams shadowing mobile units

we’ve had teams shadowing mobile units

we’ve had teams shadowing mobile units when people get in vans and drive

when people get in vans and drive

when people get in vans and drive literally hours to ensure that childrens

literally hours to ensure that childrens

literally hours to ensure that childrens are having their births registered and

are having their births registered and

are having their births registered and we’ve shout out community health workers

we’ve shout out community health workers

we’ve shout out community health workers who are literally pounding the pavement

who are literally pounding the pavement

who are literally pounding the pavement knocking on doors making sure that

knocking on doors making sure that

knocking on doors making sure that families are sending their kids to

families are sending their kids to

families are sending their kids to school that their children are receiving

school that their children are receiving

school that their children are receiving their vaccines or that they’re receiving

their vaccines or that they’re receiving

their vaccines or that they’re receiving their cash transfer the key point I’m

their cash transfer the key point I’m

their cash transfer the key point I’m trying to make here is that we need to

trying to make here is that we need to

trying to make here is that we need to reach the hardest to reach and to reach

reach the hardest to reach and to reach

reach the hardest to reach and to reach the hardest to reach means that we can’t

the hardest to reach means that we can’t

the hardest to reach means that we can’t simply be doing more of the same the

simply be doing more of the same the

simply be doing more of the same the MDGs were a great era it helped us

MDGs were a great era it helped us

MDGs were a great era it helped us reduce poverty but if we want to

reduce poverty but if we want to

reduce poverty but if we want to eliminate poverty we can’t be doing more

eliminate poverty we can’t be doing more

eliminate poverty we can’t be doing more the same we need some innovative

the same we need some innovative

the same we need some innovative thinking we need to reach the hardest to

thinking we need to reach the hardest to

thinking we need to reach the hardest to reach but we also need to want to reach

reach but we also need to want to reach

reach but we also need to want to reach the hardest to reach and that’s a

the hardest to reach and that’s a

the hardest to reach and that’s a political question that’s a reflection

political question that’s a reflection

political question that’s a reflection of political will but the problem is is

of political will but the problem is is

of political will but the problem is is that reaching the hardest to reach is

that reaching the hardest to reach is

that reaching the hardest to reach is expensive to reach voters in the ladis

expensive to reach voters in the ladis

expensive to reach voters in the ladis tricked in the northern mountains of

tricked in the northern mountains of

tricked in the northern mountains of India to reach those 140 voters to

India to reach those 140 voters to

India to reach those 140 voters to register them costs sixteen hundred US

register them costs sixteen hundred US

register them costs sixteen hundred US dollars per voter likely three times

dollars per voter likely three times

dollars per voter likely three times more than what that person earns in a

more than what that person earns in a

more than what that person earns in a year is you have to get on a plane get

year is you have to get on a plane get

year is you have to get on a plane get in a truck pay for the fuel ride camels

in a truck pay for the fuel ride camels

in a truck pay for the fuel ride camels hike overnight in order to reach that

hike overnight in order to reach that

hike overnight in order to reach that person who is hard to reach sending cash

person who is hard to reach sending cash

person who is hard to reach sending cash up the Amazon means you have to have a

up the Amazon means you have to have a

up the Amazon means you have to have a boat the boat has to be secured you have

boat the boat has to be secured you have

boat the boat has to be secured you have to pay for fuel all the time in order to

to pay for fuel all the time in order to

to pay for fuel all the time in order to deliver those cash transfers to people

deliver those cash transfers to people

deliver those cash transfers to people living in the jungle here in Canada we

living in the jungle here in Canada we

living in the jungle here in Canada we know that food prices in northern Canada

know that food prices in northern Canada

know that food prices in northern Canada are five or six times higher than what

are five or six times higher than what

are five or six times higher than what we pay here in Toronto and it shouldn’t

we pay here in Toronto and it shouldn’t

we pay here in Toronto and it shouldn’t come as a surprise that 50% of

come as a surprise that 50% of

come as a surprise that 50% of indigenous children suffer from food

indigenous children suffer from food

indigenous children suffer from food insecurity now the issue is not the cost

insecurity now the issue is not the cost

insecurity now the issue is not the cost of the intervention itself because after

of the intervention itself because after

of the intervention itself because after all a cash transfer in South Paulo is

all a cash transfer in South Paulo is

all a cash transfer in South Paulo is the same as a cash transfer in the

the same as a cash transfer in the

the same as a cash transfer in the Amazon Rim just as the intrinsic value

Amazon Rim just as the intrinsic value

Amazon Rim just as the intrinsic value of a bunch of grapes here in Toronto is

of a bunch of grapes here in Toronto is

of a bunch of grapes here in Toronto is the same as the value of a bunch of

the same as the value of a bunch of

the same as the value of a bunch of grapes in northern Canada it’s not the

grapes in northern Canada it’s not the

grapes in northern Canada it’s not the cost of the intervention itself that’s

cost of the intervention itself that’s

cost of the intervention itself that’s expensive it’s delivering that

expensive it’s delivering that

expensive it’s delivering that intervention that’s expensive it’s

intervention that’s expensive it’s

intervention that’s expensive it’s reaching the hardest to reach that is

reaching the hardest to reach that is

reaching the hardest to reach that is expensive so the idea that we are going

expensive so the idea that we are going

expensive so the idea that we are going to experience the economies of scale as

to experience the economies of scale as

to experience the economies of scale as we expand out whereby things get cheaper

we expand out whereby things get cheaper

we expand out whereby things get cheaper is simply not true in fact in our

is simply not true in fact in our

is simply not true in fact in our research what we’re finding is that the

research what we’re finding is that the

research what we’re finding is that the marginal cost of reaching the hardest to

marginal cost of reaching the hardest to

marginal cost of reaching the hardest to reach increases the further out you go

reach increases the further out you go

reach increases the further out you go from an economic point of view this is

from an economic point of view this is

from an economic point of view this is dollars and cents this is expressed as

dollars and cents this is expressed as

dollars and cents this is expressed as cost from a political point of view this

cost from a political point of view this

cost from a political point of view this is

is

is about redistribution the redistribution

about redistribution the redistribution

about redistribution the redistribution of resources from the haves to the

of resources from the haves to the

of resources from the haves to the have-nots now as a political scientist I

have-nots now as a political scientist I

have-nots now as a political scientist I could tell you a few things about the

could tell you a few things about the

could tell you a few things about the politics of redistribution the haves

politics of redistribution the haves

politics of redistribution the haves don’t tend to like to redistribute

don’t tend to like to redistribute

don’t tend to like to redistribute resources to the have-nots the very poor

resources to the have-nots the very poor

resources to the have-nots the very poor tend not to politically mobilize because

tend not to politically mobilize because

tend not to politically mobilize because frankly they have more important things

frankly they have more important things

frankly they have more important things to do like getting their next meal on

to do like getting their next meal on

to do like getting their next meal on the table and three it’s generally not

the table and three it’s generally not

the table and three it’s generally not politically worthwhile for governments

politically worthwhile for governments

politically worthwhile for governments to reach the hardest to reach so what do

to reach the hardest to reach so what do

to reach the hardest to reach so what do we know them we know that it’s

we know them we know that it’s

we know them we know that it’s imperative to reach the hardest to reach

imperative to reach the hardest to reach

imperative to reach the hardest to reach we know it’s very difficult to reach

we know it’s very difficult to reach

we know it’s very difficult to reach those who are hard to reach and we know

those who are hard to reach and we know

those who are hard to reach and we know it’s very expensive to reach those that

it’s very expensive to reach those that

it’s very expensive to reach those that are hard to reach but we have to do all

are hard to reach but we have to do all

are hard to reach but we have to do all of that if we want to achieve the

of that if we want to achieve the

of that if we want to achieve the sustainable development goals what we

sustainable development goals what we

sustainable development goals what we need is disruptive development and this

need is disruptive development and this

need is disruptive development and this is what we’re doing in the reach lab

is what we’re doing in the reach lab

is what we’re doing in the reach lab here at the University of Toronto we’re

here at the University of Toronto we’re

here at the University of Toronto we’re uncovering what we see to be the

uncovering what we see to be the

uncovering what we see to be the ingredients of disruptive development

ingredients of disruptive development

ingredients of disruptive development what are some of these ingredients first

what are some of these ingredients first

what are some of these ingredients first solutions over technology we need to

solutions over technology we need to

solutions over technology we need to find solutions technology is a

find solutions technology is a

find solutions technology is a phenomenal enabler but we don’t push the

phenomenal enabler but we don’t push the

phenomenal enabler but we don’t push the technologies unless they are solving a

technologies unless they are solving a

technologies unless they are solving a problem

problem

problem second politics is just as important if

second politics is just as important if

second politics is just as important if not more important than dollars and

not more important than dollars and

not more important than dollars and cents because if we don’t have the

cents because if we don’t have the

cents because if we don’t have the political will we’re never going to

political will we’re never going to

political will we’re never going to reach the hardest to reach and third

reach the hardest to reach and third

reach the hardest to reach and third reality boots on the ground seeing with

reality boots on the ground seeing with

reality boots on the ground seeing with your own eyes

your own eyes

your own eyes smelling with your own noses hearing

smelling with your own noses hearing

smelling with your own noses hearing with your own ears is how we’re going to

with your own ears is how we’re going to

with your own ears is how we’re going to generate solutions more than any of the

generate solutions more than any of the

generate solutions more than any of the theories that we’re going to write and

theories that we’re going to write and

theories that we’re going to write and transcribe here at the University and

transcribe here at the University and

transcribe here at the University and this is where you come in the disruptive

this is where you come in the disruptive

this is where you come in the disruptive generation the work that I’m doing with

generation the work that I’m doing with

generation the work that I’m doing with my students and we have students from

my students and we have students from

my students and we have students from across the University of Toronto working

across the University of Toronto working

across the University of Toronto working in this lab my students tell me that the

in this lab my students tell me that the

in this lab my students tell me that the SDGs is their generations call it

SDGs is their generations call it

SDGs is their generations call it they tell me it’s their generations

they tell me it’s their generations

they tell me it’s their generations responsibility the MDGs were mine the

responsibility the MDGs were mine the

responsibility the MDGs were mine the SDGs are theirs and I’m really

SDGs are theirs and I’m really

SDGs are theirs and I’m really optimistic I have seen extraordinary

optimistic I have seen extraordinary

optimistic I have seen extraordinary commitment on the part of these young

commitment on the part of these young

commitment on the part of these young people in recognizing this to be their

people in recognizing this to be their

people in recognizing this to be their generations college I have been told by

generations college I have been told by

generations college I have been told by these young people that they do not see

these young people that they do not see

these young people that they do not see their future life’s work in terms of

their future life’s work in terms of

their future life’s work in terms of climbing rung after rung up the

climbing rung after rung up the

climbing rung after rung up the corporate ladder but rather moving from

corporate ladder but rather moving from

corporate ladder but rather moving from project to project solution to solution

project to project solution to solution

project to project solution to solution these young people tell me that impact

these young people tell me that impact

these young people tell me that impact is more important than profit and it eat

is more important than profit and it eat

is more important than profit and it eat I’ve seen that for these young people

I’ve seen that for these young people

I’ve seen that for these young people the world is a much smaller place

the world is a much smaller place

the world is a much smaller place technology has made the world a much

technology has made the world a much

technology has made the world a much smaller place and empathy has made the

smaller place and empathy has made the

smaller place and empathy has made the world a much smaller place and so while

world a much smaller place and so while

world a much smaller place and so while I’m a vex and I will continue to vex

I’m a vex and I will continue to vex

I’m a vex and I will continue to vex about questions like how do we deliver

about questions like how do we deliver

about questions like how do we deliver vaccines to children living in a slum I

vaccines to children living in a slum I

vaccines to children living in a slum I expect that your generation will not be

expect that your generation will not be

expect that your generation will not be vexed by these questions and I look

vexed by these questions and I look

vexed by these questions and I look forward to hearing your solutions Thank

forward to hearing your solutions Thank

forward to hearing your solutions Thank You professor Joseph Wald

You professor Joseph Wald

You professor Joseph Wald [Applause]

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