The November 6, 2017 session of the the Jeanne Sauvé Forum Series on Social Connectedness and International Development focused multidimensional poverty and the importance of communities and local knowledge in driving solutions.

Guest Speakers were Dr. Sabina Alkire, Director of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative at the University of Oxford and Marlene Ogawa, Programme Manager of Synergos South Africa.

The session was moderated by Kim Samuel, Professor of Practice, Institute for the Study of International Development, McGill University with Jessica Farber, a policy analyst at the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness contributing as the discussion driver.

The Jeanne Sauvé Forum Series on Social Connectedness and International Development was created by Kim Samuel in collaboration with the Jeanne Sauvé Foundation. This ongoing series of lectures explores the root causes of social isolation, along with strategies for building social connectedness and community through policy and program development. The series began in the fall of 2016 with weekly discussions at the historic Jeanne Sauvé House in Montreal covering a variety of topics, from the ongoing refugee crisis to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.