Lessons of South Africa with Mamphela Ramphele, M.D., Ph.D.

Mamphela Ramphele, M.D., Ph.D. is an activist, medical doctor, academic, businesswoman, and global servant. Besides her medical degree, she holds a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology. She was the managing director of the World Bank, and is a trustee of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, as well as chairwoman of the Bishop Desmond Tutu trust. She also serves as co-president of the Club of Rome, which was founded in 1968 as a nonprofit, informal organization of intellectuals and business leaders, whose goal is to identify holistic solutions to complex global issues, and to promote policy initiatives and actions to enable humanity to emerge from multiple planetary emergencies.

Mamphela Ramphele is the author of:

• A Passion for Freedom (I.B. Tauris 2014)
• Conversations with My Sons and Daughters (Penguin 2013)
• Dreams, Betrayal and Hope (Penguin Books 2017) 

To learn more about the work of go to www.mamphelaramphele.com. 

Host: Justine Willis Toms   Interview Date: 5/22/2022   Program Number: C0557

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