Introducing GKI's Featured Collaborator Focus
At GKI, we have the great fortune of working with some pretty impressive people from across the globe. From our Advisory Board to our Technical Committee to a host of other friends and supporters, it is humbling to consider the caliber of individuals who contribute time and energy to our organization.
None are more extraordinary than our partners engaged in the LINK (Learning and Innovation Network for Knowledge and Solutions) program (learn more about our LINK pilots). These individuals are the foot soldiers for science, technology, and innovation in the developing and developed worlds. They are working to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges – malnutrition, climate change, food security – often in very resource-constrained environments. They are talented, creative, and optimistic. They are the heart and soul of this organization.
As such, we want you to know them. We want you to hear their stories, learn about the challenges they are working to solve, and, if you are so compelled, consider how you can join them in their efforts. You will be able to find all of this information in a new section of our website, entitled "Featured Collaborator."
The goal of this feature, and many of our other outreach efforts, is to increase the visibility of the important work our LINK partners are doing. We aim to bring their challenges to the attention of people – faculty, researchers, students, funders, etc. – that may be in a position to offer some of the resources they seek. Our partners are not starting from scratch, however. To participate in LINK, they must demonstrate that institutional and personal resources are already being allocated to address their challenge. We will highlight the resources at their disposal, as well as those that are needed to solve they challenges they address.
Make sure you return to the GKI website soon to meet our first "Featured Collaborator." It might just be the beginning of a beautiful partnership.
Contributor: Amanda L. Rose
Photo credits: Sara E. Farley
