Ajit Rai
Nepal
As my preliminary and rather unsystematic analysis shows, what essentially inspires me to be what I want to be in life intellectually (a political economist) includes a set of two different but interrelated things. The first one is a social evil, probably the most serious of all other social evils: poverty, which is essentially “social phenomenon” rather than “physical phenomenon.” By this I mean that poverty essentially results from the exploitative socio-economic system known as... ( читай дальше)
uduak nta
Nigeria
An important issue that matters to me is violence against women and girls. There is a great need for young people to begin to participate in development processes; but widespread ignorance on critical issues, such as budgeting, can hinder the development process. Another issue that matters to me is the gap between youth and policy makers, but building a bridge between this gap will remain elusive as long as youth remain ignorant on the policy issues that affect all of us. At the end of the... ( читай дальше)
imran khan laghari
Thailand
I belong to the Sindh [culture], which is made up of a community of loving and caring people. Actually, it was in my Sindh village where an older man first inspired me. He was known [in my village] for helping others without asking for anything in return. One day I asked this man, “why do you help others without asking to be compensated”? He replied softly, “ young man I do all that I do, not to be rewarded, but I am doing all this to service humanity”. ( читай дальше)
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