Dame Tessa Jowell

Dame Tessa Jowell

Dame Tessa Jowell is a British politician and former cabinet member under the Labor governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, as well as architect of the London Olympics and MP since 1992. She is currently involved in drawing up a plan to include early intervention schemes like the Sure Start program she founded in the U.K. in the country's international development assistance policy.

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Early childhood development — not a side issue

Early childhood development — not a side issue

over 12 years ago // Contributor: Dame Tessa Jowell

British MPs Dame Tessa Jowell and Ivan Lewis, shadow U.K.development minister, recently traveled to Malawi with NGO Sightsavers to learn more about early development programs for children with disabilities. In a guest opinion for Devex, Jowell explains why these initiatives should be at the center of the post-2015 development agenda.