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Advancing Country Ownership for Greater Results: A Roundtable Dialogue
Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.
Country ownership has become one of the most debated issues in the world of global aid and development. But what does country ownership mean in practical terms to donors, development partners, and country governments? Since 2007, the Ministerial Leadership Initiative for Global Health (MLI), a program of Aspen Global Health and Development, developed and implemented an approach that translates the concept of country ownership into reality.
On January 12th, MLI brought together a prestigious group of ministry leaders from MLI partner countries and development leaders representing donors and implementing partners for a roundtable discussion. This frank and informed conversation revolved around the growing movement toward country ownership of programs and its implications for the future of development practice and aid effectiveness. The “Advancing Country Ownership for Greater Results” roundtable was chaired by the Hon. Mary Robinson and Dr. Francis Omaswa.
At the roundtable, MLI also realeased The MLI Model for Advancing Country Ownership.
A blog series about the roundtable is available on MLI’s Leading Global Health blog:
Voices on Ownership: Minister Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Voices on Ownership: Development Leaders
Voices on Ownership: US government officials
Wisman on MLI: Skepticism faded, trust grew
The proceedings of the “Advancing Country Ownership for Greater Results” roundtable can be found here.
Vrinda Batra is an Administrative and Executive Associate at the Aspen Institute’s Global Innovators Group (AGI). There, she supports AGI’s programs on long-term community resilience that aim to advance global health equity. This includes planning and executing flagship AGI convenings at the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York and the annual Aspen Ideas Health and Festival in Colorado, among others.
Vrinda completed her Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University in December 2022, where she worked as an Editorial Assistant for the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs. Her studies focused on gender, development, and security in South Asia. While at Georgetown, Vrinda was also a Research Fellow with the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center and a Graduate Consultant with nonprofit HasNa. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Humanities from O.P. Jindal Global University in Sonipat, India.
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The 2025 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum will bring together leading policymakers, practitioners, experts, and the media for a robust discussion on how we can grow employee ownership for the shared benefit of American workers and businesses.
The 2025 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum will bring together leading policymakers, practitioners, experts, and the media for a robust discussion on how we can grow employee ownership for the shared benefit of American workers and businesses.
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The 2025 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum will bring together leading policymakers, practitioners, experts, and the media for a robust discussion on how we can grow employee ownership for the shared benefit of American workers and businesses.
