A Legacy of Purpose: Conversations with Dina H. Sherif
Join Executive Director of the MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship, Dina H. Sherif as she brings together the stories of those brave enough to engage in leadership, with a focus on those who are working hard to see entrepreneurs thrive across global growth markets. The podcast will feature individuals who stand strong in their purpose and who are working hard to create change, now and for the future.
A Legacy of Purpose: Conversations with Dina H. Sherif
Designing Systems for Hope | A Conversation with H.E. Ghada Waly on Power, Policy, and the Courage to Step Back
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"๐๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ช๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ. ๐ผ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ."
In this episode of A Legacy of Purpose, host Dina H. Sherif is joined by a true pioneer of global development, Her Excellency Dr. Ghada Waly.
From the rural fields of Upper Egypt to the high-stakes treaty rooms of the United Nations in Vienna, Ghada Walyโs career has been defined by a singular mission: to center human dignity in the machinery of government.
As Egyptโs Minister of Social Solidarity, she didnโt just manage povertyโshe innovated against it. She architected Takaful and Karama (Solidarity and Dignity), a conditional cash transfer program that supported millions of families by linking financial aid to education and health, using technology to bridge the gap between the state and the most vulnerable.
She later took this "bottom-up" philosophy to the global stage as the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)โbecoming the first woman, African, and Arab to hold the post. There, she championed an alternative, holistic perspective on security, arguing that crime is often a symptom of hopelessness, not just a matter of policing.
In this intimate conversation, we explore:
โข The "Real Work": How her early days in micro-finance and field work shaped her policy decisions.
โข Innovation in Government: How she used digital infrastructure and private sector partnerships to modernize Egyptโs social safety nets.
โข The Engine of Growth: Why she views entrepreneurshipโnot aidโas the ultimate graduation from poverty, and her take on Egyptโs shifting policy landscape for startups.
โข Breaking Barriers: Navigating the UN as an African Arab woman and building consensus in a polarized world.
โข The Courage to Pause: Her candid reflection on resigning from the UN to prioritize family, and what that says about the true definition of legacy.
Join us for a conversation that challenges the status quo and reimagines what it means to lead with purpose.
Host: Dina Sherif
Produced by Sherif Shafie
For Media Inquiries:
Sherif Shafie
Sloan School of Management
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
292 Main St, E38, 5th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02142
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