SDG 6 | Building Community Capacity & Sustainable Solutions in Rural Nepal | Emily Friedman

<p>What&#39;s it like living in one of the most remote, under-resourced regions of Nepal? And how can it get better?</p> <p><strong>Welcome back SDG Talkers!! </strong>Thanks for joining us for another episode of highlighting change makers and their inspirational work towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)!</p> <p>In This Episode:</p> <ul> <li>Localization in the context of globalization </li> <li>Understanding the importance of agriculture in development</li> <li>Leveraging technology to overcome barriers</li> </ul> <p>Find out from <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilylfriedman/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Emily Friedman</a>, the Director of Innovation and Operations with the <a href="https://www.odafoundation.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Oda Foundation</a> based in Karnali, Nepal.</p> <p>Emily is passionate about international development and has deepened her understanding of rural community development by working in Eastern Panama, Vietnam, and now in Karnali, Nepal - a place deemed a &#39;silent emergency&#39; by Unicef for the lack of access to clean water, health resources, economic opportunity and more.</p> <p>Emily&#39;s goal is to use her skills in administrative strategy, human-centered design, and strong people skills to lift up and support the most marginalized populations through grass-root sustainable solutions, because &quot;when we lift up the most vulnerable, we lift the human race as a whole.&quot; Her specific interest lies in tackling the most pressing issues, including ongoing humanitarian crises, cyclical poverty, lack of educational resources, and food shortage issues/malnutrition effects.</p> <p><strong>Resources:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Oda Foundation&#39;s <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/odafoundation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/odafoundation/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Instagram</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Let’s get SDG Talkin