SimPPL

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of SimPPL’s first newsletter! ?? ???Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gyYscrfb Dive into highlights from our work, explore the impactful projects we’re building, and see what’s inspiring us at SimPPL. Stay connected with updates on how we’re making a difference. Sign up now?to stay updated:?https://simppl.org Design: Aradhya Sakalley and Varun Nair Featured Work in This Issue: Accelerating Narrative Identification in Conflict Regions with Artificial Intelligence by Haris Naveed, Will Calandra, SungJoon Moon

Breaking Barriers in Menstrual Health: Harnessing the Power of Technology?? ? Menstrual health management (MHM) remains a significant challenge for women and girls in underserved communities across Bangladesh. Limited awareness and persistent taboos prevent access to essential information and care.?? ? At?Spreeha, we’re making it easier with innovative technology! We are proud to partner with?SimPPL?to scale their Sakhi platform in Bangladesh. The platform transforms MHM through digital tools that educate, support, and raise awareness, empowering women and girls to take control of their menstrual health with dignity.?? ? Backed by incubator programs at MIT and UNICEF, this collaboration brings us one step closer to a future where menstrual health is prioritized, taboos are shattered, and women everywhere can thrive. ?????? ? #BuildingHealthierFuture #SpreehaFoundation #SimPPL #MHM #MenstrualHealth?#TechForGood?

?? Presented at the Zonal Level at the 19th Aavishkar Convention for the year 2024-25! Our team, comprising Ami Khatri, Aryan More, and I, led by Yash Buddhadev, had the incredible opportunity to present our project ???????????????????? at the zonal level in Mumbai through the 19th ?????????????????? Convention under Mumbai University out of the 250+ teams from different parts of Maharashtra, we were honoured to be ?????? ???? ?????? ?????? ?? ???????????shortlisted internally this year from Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering. We presented our project at Lokmanya Tilak College of Engineering, and it was an enriching experience to showcase our ideas, gain valuable feedback, and engage with inspiring peers and experts. A heartfelt thank you to SimPPL for supporting us throughout the development of this project, and to our incredible mentors, Swapneel Mehta, Dhara Mungra, ????. ???????????? ????????????, and ????. ?????????? ??????????, for their unwavering guidance and support. We also extend our gratitude to our Principal Dr. Hari Vasudevan, and Vice Principal Dr. Narendra Shekokar, for their constant encouragement and for providing us with the platform to excel in such prestigious events. This experience has fueled our passion for continuous learning and innovation. Excited to carry forward these lessons into future projects! #Aavishkar2024 #MumbaiUniversity #Innovation #Research #GrowthMindset #LearningJourney

It was surreal taking the stage as an elected nominee of the cohort to address world leaders including Prime Ministers, Presidents, Ambassadors, and developmental agency leadership at the United Nations, The World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and others, alongside my co panelists. Incredibly grateful for the intense and amazing week-long Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders program put together by the organizers at the Policy Center for the New South led by Fadila Filali with Majda Belkheiri and Majda Lazaar who curated an exceptional program for us. A huge thanks to the show of confidence from the 41 emerging leaders across 22 countries working to drive policy change across Europe, Africa, Latin America, and Asia, for the opportunity to represent their voices! Most importantly though, props to Dhara Mungra and the SimPPL team for our work rebuilding trust on the social internet, across 6 countries (and counting!) that has taught me about global developmental issues. And a thanks to my mentors and advisors at Questrom School of Business, Boston University (Marshall Van Alstyne and Nina Ma?ar (Mazar)) and MIT Sloan School of Management. My message: 1. Let’s be more accepting of our own limitations and make space for those who may contribute alternate expertise, especially those from the younger generation who have demonstrated outsized potential in their field. 2. The world is moving fast and it’s difficult to keep up! Ask yourself how often you update your own perspective by making space for others to challenge you—especially others from your own teams. Set an example for others to follow! 3. Allow for uncertainty in conversations so that the public starts to acknowledge limitations and rebuild trust in democratic institutions instead of getting carried away by ideologues and misinformation. Facts almost always evolve and what is true today may not remain true tomorrow. There’s no technology that guarantees you truthful answers 100% of the time because even such technology relies on third parties and the internet to draw its inference. We had barely a few hours to prepare but the experience of speaking directly to those in power to share how they can work with us “emerging” leaders was extremely gratifying especially because every single person stayed in that room to hear from us even for this very last session in the conference! Namaste, and looking forward to future conversations :)