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Furqan Sayeed

Furqan Sayeed is a contributing writer at Driving Change. His bylines appear in Jadaliyya and Confluence. He holds a degree in Individualized Study from New York University.

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Health
Africa’s Covid Challenge, Making Public Private Partnerships Work

Africa’s Covid Challenge, Making Public Private Partnerships Work

Until now, African countries have largely defied the gloomiest forecasts about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic. The continent, which many epidemiologists predicted would be incredibly vulnerable to the disease, has instead seen some of the

Biodiversity
Covid And Locusts. Managing Two Crises At Once

Covid And Locusts. Managing Two Crises At Once

There seems something Biblical about this year’s twin crises of COVID-19 pandemic and locust plagues in much of the world. Are the other two Horsemen of the Apocalypse already saddling up? Maybe – but in

Food
Tackling Food Insecurity. How China Found A Policy That Works

Tackling Food Insecurity. How China Found A Policy That Works

In developing countries, food insecurity following the outbreak of disease has often been more fatal than the disease itself. Pandemics such as Ebola, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and MERS all had negative impacts on food

Biodiversity
Can Jobs Grow On Trees? Pakistan’s Innovative Green Stimulus Shows How

Can Jobs Grow On Trees? Pakistan’s Innovative Green Stimulus Shows How

In Pakistan, as the economy has struggled to cope with a Covid-19 lockdown, more than 63,000 jobs have been created since March for unemployed laborers known as “jungle workers” to plant saplings for 500 rupees

Citizenship & Rights
Laying Down Their Lathis. Ideas For Better Policing In India

Laying Down Their Lathis. Ideas For Better Policing In India

In the early days of Prime Minister Modi’s fierce 21-day pandemic lockdown, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initative (CHRI) released a set of guidelines imagining Indian police as a “crucial liaison point between people and essential services,” and

Governance
The Unlikely Story Of Medellín’s Pandemic-Defying Mayor

The Unlikely Story Of Medellín’s Pandemic-Defying Mayor

One of the world’s great urban turnaround stories has continued during the COVID-19 pandemic. When Daniel Quintero was born in 1980, his home city of Medellin was the world’s most dangerous city as well as

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