“80,000 Hours for Global Development” by Benh713

Summary We’re exploring the idea of building a career guidance platform aimed at helping the African diaspora - and professionals interested in development more broadly - pursue high-impact careers in Africa (or LMICs more broadly). The goal is to shift talented individuals towards higher impact roles in Global Development. 80,000 Hours already does this for a certain subset of people in developed countries (and primarily for AI and existential risks), but there are a large number of diaspora and others who are specifically focused on development, are seeking this advice and could be guided towards higher impact careers. This is still early stage, and I’d welcome feedback on all aspects, but particularly assessing the scale of potential impact, most promising focus areas, and potential funders and collaborators to speak to. Problem Statement Many members of the African diaspora express a desire to “give back” or “make a difference” [...] --- First published: July 20th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/EiSHuf8e33BH2t3GX/80-000-hours-for-global-development --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.