Manja Kargbo | SCEWC 5-7 NOV 2024

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Manja Kargbo Lead, Mayor's Delivery Unit City of Freetown Freetown, Sierra Leone

Biography

Manja Kargbo provides strategic oversight to the Mayor's Delivery Unit in the development, implementation, and delivery of over 30 projects. She led the team that developed #FreetownTheTreeTown which seeks to tackle the devastating rates of deforestation in the city by utilizing the community to plant, grow and digitally track trees.

Sessions

SMART CITY EXPO

Save to calendar 05-11-2024 13:45 05-11-2024 14:30 Europe/Madrid Big Bets in Cities: How Philanthropy Can De-Risk Innovation

Hear from three city leaders how they used $1M to address their most pressing challenges: driving student motivation and engagement, increasing farmer livelihoods and local food production, and protecting trees while providing dignified jobs to residents! And... hear from Bloomberg Philanthropies about the upcoming Mayors Challenge and how your city can win $1 million, staff, and technical assistance to bring your bold idea to life.

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Big Bets in Cities: How Philanthropy Can De-Risk Innovation

Governance & Economy #Citizen Engagement, #Global Cities, #Innovation Ecosystems, #Metropolitan Governance, #Philanthropies

Tuesday, November 05 - 13:45h - 14:30h (GMT+)

Moderator/Presenter

Aparna Ramanan Government Innovation Bloomberg Philanthropies New York City, United States of America

Speaker

Ronnie Lagnada Mayor City of Butuan Butuan, Philippines

Speaker

Une Kaunaite Director EDU Vilnius Vilnius, Lithuania

Speaker

Manja Kargbo Lead, Mayor's Delivery Unit City of Freetown Freetown, Sierra Leone

Organizer/s:

Bloomberg Philanthropies