Poverty, hunger, communicable and non-communicable diseases, the destruction of habitat; these problems have been with humanity wherever and whenever we have lived.
The stoics would say human suffering is inevitable, but it’s how we respond to it that counts. We need to focus on the things within our domain of control.
It’s time to rethink our thinking and the language of development. Society, responsible corporate partners, and philanthropic actors need new spaces which facilitate dynamic, honest, and interesting conversations for finding genuine solutions.
