Ashvin Dayal - Senior VP at The Rockefeller Foundation
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Ashvin Dayal, Senior Vice President of Power at The Rockefeller Foundation.
His work focuses on expanding access to clean and reliable energy around the world. Ashvin brings expert insight into how large organisations use international aid to tackle inequality and support long-term development.
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If you could meet Ashvin, what would you ask him about this topic?
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Have you ever been in a situation where there was sort of competition with other foundation for providing aid? And how do you make sure that the aid that you provide really reached those who desreve it and is spend or made use of in the expected way?
What resources are being used at this stage of your development?
If you had an opportunity to merge with other businesses or firms would you want to merge?
Mr. Ashvin Dayal sir, some questions I would like to ask are:
How do you balance innovation in clean energy with the affordability needs of poorer communities?
If funding is limited, what factors help you decide where clean energy investment will have the greatest impact?
If you had to redesign clean-energy aid from zero today, what would you do differently?
These are some questions that I would like to ask Ashvin sir.
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How much pollution will go away after fully switching to renewable energy?
How will you bring internet to places like the Sahara and the North Pole?
Are you ready to pay all your life savings in helping international aid?
How much of a lead does America have compared to other countries like Egypt and Oman in technology and energy infrastructures?
What do you think is the most crucial world problem that you feel needs to be prioritised ?
Have you ever come across a situation that your foundation has helped but the help was either missused or just never arrived to the site that needed it ?
Is there another foundation or company that has tried to make it a competition to give out aid first ?
Are there any ways for people that are not in a foundation to help with problems around the world (for example donating to charity) ?
I'm really intrigued by this cause please let me know the answer to these questions. 😄
1-How can international aid be improved to ensure long-term development, not short-term solutions?
2-In your experience, what makes international aid most effective in reducing inequality?
3-How can clean energy projects funded by international aid truly benefit local communities?
4-What is the biggest mistake international aid organisations should avoid?
Ashvin, how do you know which countries need the most help with energy, and how do you make sure the right people get it?
What do you think we could do to make international help work better and actually fix problems like hunger and energy shortages?
Do you think it’s better to help countries build their own power systems, or should we keep sending help from big organizations?
How can all the countries and big groups work together to stop big problems like climate change and make sure everyone has energy?
I'm happy to know that there are some people who care for others' health and challenges.
Do you think listening to experts helps to take better decisions about how aid is spent? What was the most challenging problem you have faced? How do poor people react when they feel they are supported, and how do you feel? And finally, what is the main reason that is engaging you to provide more aid and you know this would affect your life, for example, some people feel extremely happy when others are pleased?
But why do people send money to people who need national aid when we have so many people who need help in this country? We need to share our money so we split it equally between our own country and other countries.
Have you ever needed national aid sent to your country and if so, for what reason?
I personally feel that the government should have the heart to donate to other countries suffering from crisis or need and all countries should be able to have a fair share of resources and currency. Many countries should consider donating left over money for the poor and vulnerable as a majority of the world have needs and we have to also care about preferential outcomes in terms of the poor. We should also be grateful as a large portion of children in our global family / community don’t have a fair share of resources like valuable items or money for them to have proper education.
I think that aid should be given to everyone that needs it because, in life, at this time there are lots of floods and storms where different countries will need help to fix the country and help people afford homes when they have been taken down by whatever disaster that came.
Has there ever been competition between two countries providing aid to one?
What do you think would happen if everyone kept using polluted air without knowing it?
What if aid wasn’t managed properly and was used carelessly?
Have you ever been in a situation when you have needed international aid?
Have you ever given money for aid to people who need it?
1) What sort of disaster does your organisation specialise in?
2) How do you make sure the money you give is spent on what is was intended for?
3) What sort of aid does your organisation provide for those in need when they need it the most?
1) Do you think that engineers could help if there was a flood?
2)Would you rather have doctors from your country sent out for aid development in a different country or pay the doctors more money?
What would you do if you didn’t have enough aid while everyone was badly hurt?
How do you know this will make a difference?
How do you know this Will go nation wide?
Do you think that international aid should be equal to all countries or that every country should have a different budget
Have you ever had to stop funding a cllean energy project because it wasn't helping the community as expected? What did you learn from that experience?
Have you ever supported a clean energy project that looked successful at first, but later faced unexpected challenges? How did you handle it?
What kind of pressure and criticism do you undergo by trying to make clean, renewable energy accessible around the world, because I know that there will certainly be some *stubborn* countries? And are you expanding according to the rate at which technology is moving?
If I could meet Ashvin, I'd ask how international aid can actually help countries build their own clean- energy systems instead of creating long term dependence. I'd want to know what big organisations get wrong when they try to tackle inequity through energy project, and how they make sure communities genuinely benefit rather than finding solutions dropped on them from the outside. I'd also be curious about what he'd prioritise first if the had unlimited funding for one global clean energy project, and how young people like us can play a role in solving energy inequity even without huge resources. That's the kind of conversation easy going newspaper would definitely show up for.
How do you make sure clean energy projects don’t just work for a short time and then stop when the funding ends?
I’ve seen projects start strong but then disappear when support finishes. If that happens with electricity, it can affect hospitals, schools and even small businesses.
So how do you make sure local people are trained and able to manage the systems themselves?
I think energy isn’t just about power; it’s connected to everything else in development.
Have you ever been to stressed to expand the access?
Will you agree to make a movie about you and your career in order for people to be inspired by you?
Have you ever let competition get the best of you? If so, did the problem still get addressed and did you lose sight of what was really important?
Did aid still reach those who needed it?
Hi, Mr. Ashvin.
I have a simple question to ask: have you ever found out that the aid you were distributing didn't go to the right places? If so, then, how did you react/respond to the situation.
Thank you in advance.
how can we combine the resources when there is a conflict of interests?
What hardships that yu managed to overcome since entering this field?WHat are some still remaining challenges that you see as most urgent ones?