Month: June 2018

[:en] Miuccia Halim “Where you sit depends on where you stand.” As our team huddled together in the dimly lit dining hall of Machhapuchchhre Village Inn in Nepal, we attentively listened to our mentor, Samrat Katwal, emphasize our roles as outsiders of the rural community we were aiming to help. Even today, this phrase continues to resonate in my mind, reminding me of my background, my privileges, and the extent to which I am capable of impacting the lives of people with values, cultures, and mindsets different from my own. This meeting took place a few days before...

[:en]During an intense two-week International Sustainability School fellowship programme in Nepal, I had the privilege of sitting under the teachings of  inspiring and resourceful men and women, both in a formal and informal context.  Every single one of them a change-maker, ground-shaker and innovator in their immediate space. From social “behavioural change igniters” and campaigners, to grounded community leaders, small-scale farmers and social entrepreneurs, breaking grounds and changing the narrative in their local spaces, by finding solutions and answers to complex issues in their...

[:en]My travel to Nepal for the International Sustainability School in the summer, 3 – 12 June 2017 is one travel experience that I certainly will never forget. The 10-day experience was a combination of learning from experts, living like a local, trekking, and establishing friendship with amazing  professionals from different countries. As a Liberian studying in China, I was fortunate to have gotten the opportunity to meet and bond with 7 bright fellows from Serbia (Aleksandar Maksimovic), Brazil (Joao Pedro Maciente Rocha), South Africa (Ra’eesah Hendricks), Kenya (Issac Mariga), Tanzania...