This week, I attended the inspiring and humbling Collaborating
for Change event which highlighted important issues surrounding poverty and
violence. I learned that conflict and fragility affects two billion people
across the globe, trapping them in insecurity and creating deep global inequality
that affects us all. I met with Mercy Corps’ Global Leadership Council, global
economist, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, head of Mission of the Office Quartet, Kito
De Boer and Senior Program Officer at Gates Foundation, Valerie Bemo, who are
working in collaboration to highlight initiatives that can break through the
toughest of challenges. We discussed how we can harness opportunities to create
transformative change and make a real difference to those whose lives have been
struck with poverty due to conflict and instability.
