641. 'World Bank Let Teachers Do This To Girls' - Whistleblower Emily Brearley

About this episode

Emily Brearley discusses the failures of a World Bank project in Liberia and the challenges faced in international development.

World Bank insider Emily Brearley reveals shocking failures that global elites ignored World Bank whistleblower Emily Brearley exposes how a high-profile aid project in post-war Liberia went disastrously wrong, with young women facing serious issues from male teachers on a celebrated vocational program backed by celebrities like Anne Hathaway and Nike. From junior economist to outspoken critic, she details the flawed designs, ignored warnings, and bureaucratic pushback she encountered at the highest levels. SPONSORS: Go to https://surfshark.com/heretics for 4 extra months of Surfshark Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code andrewgold at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/andrewgold Check Plaud UK: https://bit.ly/40Gzdh1 | US: https://bit.ly/475MQKe Notepro: https://bit.ly/479tWSR Organise your life: https://akiflow.pro/Heretics Earn up to 4 per cent on gold, paid in gold: https://www.monetary-metals.com/heretics/ Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at https://mintmobile.com/heretics Author of Aid Inferno, Emily breaks down the realities of international development, gender policies in aid, parallels with failed experiments, UNRWA…

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Gold

Guest: Emily Brearley

Topics covered

• international development
• gender policies
• aid failures
• bureaucratic challenges
• vocational programs
• whistleblowing
• global institutions

Keywords

• World Bank
• whistleblower
• aid project
• gender issues
• vocational training
• bureaucracy
• international aid
• Anne Hathaway
• Nike
• Aid Inferno

Sponsors

Surfshark, Saily, Plaud UK, Plaud US, Notepro, Akiflow, Monetary Metals, Mint Mobile

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Bank, Nike

Books & works: Aid Inferno

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