The process of breaking down fear was always my greatest challenge and it was made easier by the careful work and gentle voices of my female workers.
When tiny, tiny things start happening a million times, it becomes a large thing. It lays down the foundation of a strong economic base. With women participating in building this economic base, it becomes the foundation for better social and economic future.
We certainly noted that when given the opportunity, women handle money more efficiently. They have long term vision, they manage money more carefully. Men are more callous with money. Their first reflex is to blow it by getting drunk in a pub, or on prostitutes or gambling. Women,...
If the goals of economic development include improving the general standard of living, reducing poverty, creating dignified employment opportunities, and reducing inequality, then it is natural to work through women. Not only do women constitute the majority of the poor, the underemployed, and the economically and socially disadvantaged,...
I couldn rsquo;t go inside that first house because of the traditional role of women, he recalls. Now that isn rsquo;t so. Women participate in almost every part of life.
We helped foster many transformations, but the empowerment of women may be the greatest.
I rsquo;m encouraging young people to become social business entrepreneurs and contribute to the world, rather than just making money. Making money is no fun. Contributing to and changing the world is a lot more fun.
Young people can address solving problems that they see around them.
Young people are becoming a community.
We prepare our students for jobs and careers, but we don t teach them to think as individuals about what kind of world they would create.
