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Investing in higher education and a highly skilled workforce is an economic imperative for Africa. Proud to reflect with @WorldBankAfrica VP @OusmaneDiagana on 10 years of Africa's Higher Education Centers of Excellence – and the bright future ahead:

Great discussions at our State of Social Protection report launch with @JameleRigolini, @nentawe1 and @Shanta_WB. The @WorldBank is committed to #InvestinPeople with social protection – creating pathways to jobs & resilience for those who need it most:

Supporting local vaccine production advances our @WorldBank goal of reaching 1.5B people with quality health services by 2030 while driving job creation. Had a great meeting last week with @JMDBarroso of @Gavi on strengthening vaccine manufacturing capabilities in Africa.

Still energized by the first Social Protection lecture yesterday by Nobel Laureate Prof. Abhijit Banerjee and the discussions with @MartinRaiser & @Iffath_Sharif – crucial conversations as we work toward @WorldBank’s goal of reaching 500M people with social protection by 2030.

Great piece from @WorldBank VP @ManuelaFerro_WB and @JMDBarroso emphasizing the need to invest in the early years and the - often missed - link between better #nutrition and #immunization. #InvestInPeople @theGFF @gavi .

Investing in nutrition yields extraordinary returns. Read @AxelVT_WB's piece on how strategic nutrition investments combat malnutrition, reduce poverty, & support the @WorldBank Group's goal of providing quality health services to 1.5B people by 2030.

Fascinating session at #WBGDigitalSummit on AI's transformative potential for human capital development. Thanks to @khanacademy's @SandeepBapna, @_mdoc's @NnekaMobi & Jong-Sung Hwang, National Information Society Agency, Korea, for showing how AI is delivering for people.

I spoke at @eisenhower_ndu on the importance of #HumanCapital investments to address global demographic shifts, inequality, & poverty – challenges that extend beyond development to security and resilience. Grateful for the meaningful dialogue with future security leaders.

Was honored to share insights on leadership at the @WorldBank’s Youth2Youth panel yesterday w/ @ManuelaFerro_WB and Radi Anguelova. I shared thoughts on risk-taking, work-life balance, and finding your voice. The key to voice is to start small, build confidence & gradually grow.

Yesterday at the Transforming Transportation conference, I discussed how road safety enables access to education, healthcare, and economic opportunities. Safe roads connect homes, neighborhoods & workplaces—the environments where #HumanCapital develops. #TTDC25

At our 12th #HumanCapital talk yesterday, we explored how the care economy shapes women's economic opportunities. With women performing 76% of unpaid care duties globally, smart policy to reduce this burden can increase women's economic participation.

Was delighted to mark #IWD2025 yesterday at @WorldBank as we recognized our outstanding teams creating economic opportunities for women worldwide. Their innovative work across sectors is advancing women's economic participation—vital to our jobs agenda & ending extreme poverty.

And read about @WorldBank’s new #HumanCapital data portal here: . #InvestInPeople.

Proud to announce the launch of @WorldBank's new #HumanCapital Data Portal which brings together comprehensive data on education, health, & skills development across all life stages to help countries invest effectively in their people. Explore it here:

Inspired by yesterday's discussion on women's leadership with Mary Robinson, Ireland's 1st woman President @IrelandEmbUSA . Looking forward to deepening our collaboration with @projdandelion as we work to support economic opportunities for women. #InvestInPeople

Great exchange with @florlopezboo of @NYUGlobalTIES, on maximizing #HumanCapital development in the early years. Our upcoming @WorldBank report emphasizes homes as critical arenas where early human capital investments create lifelong benefits for better jobs & productivity.

From phones as learning tools to telemedicine reaching remote communities—digital solutions hold immense promise for human capital development. Great insights this morning as we launched our new knowledge series focusing on digital solutions for people.

Another “Women in HD” meeting @WorldBank today with a focus on addressing gender-based violence. Our work in #Brazil and West Africa shows education and social protection can embed measures to #EndGBV. Look forward to scaling up and collaborating further:

Was honored to open the "Hum Sab Ek (We Are One)" event – a moving exhibition of India's Self-Employed Women's Association's network of 3 million women building resilience through grassroots leadership. Their story shows how we can #ClearHerPath for women in S. Asia's workforce.