Two attempts to ‘f ix’ government

“layaway” savings model to help small farmers produce better harvests, and a digital platform that reduces barriers to reporting sexual assault.

But the two attempts to fix government strike me as the most ambitious. Government waste breeds cynicism, inequality and despair. The entrepreneurs tackling this intractable problem could spur new efficiencies around the world.

New York City-based Global Health Corps (GHC) was founded by six young Americans: activists, tech entrepreneurs and the two Bush daughters, Jenna and Barbara (who was named for her grandmother, who passed away last month). Attending a global conference on AIDS in 2008, the six young leaders discovered they shared an impatience with the slow pace of progress in health care. and effect change throughout their careers.”

GHC has now trained and placed 1,000 “fellows” under the age of 30 in medical facilities and governments in the U.S., Rwanda, Uganda, Malawi and Zambia. Last year, 5,000 people applied for 140 positions. One hundred entities applied to be among the 60 hosting organizations.

Each fellowship involves a team of two, who back each other up as they identify problems and push for solutions. This year, only 47 per cent of the participants have health-care backgrounds, because flaws in the system aren’t always medical. One architect found a better way to design African hospitals to reduce infection. Another fellow, with supply-chain experience at The Gap, helped a national health ministry ensure that medical supplies always get to the point of