Another inspiring piece taken from Ashoka from social innovator Ross Hall on how to make education relevant and leadership inspiring. The Author proposes building new learning "ecosystems" at school level, empowering teachers to be agents of change, "helping young people become self-empowered by way of their direct and immediate influence over the experience of young people".

As I get ready to leave Nepal I've been working on bowing out gracefully. A reflection piece about this.

Singapore is a small places and also have incredible resources that are used at the best to create a favorable ecosystem to foster community cohesion and civic engagement. There are really many initiatives. By reading this speech delivered at Youth Corps Singapore Leaders Commencement Ceremony, you will realize how much the government is doing to promote a culture of service in the nation.

Partnerships are key to successful development. In this article I discuss some of the many partnerships that I've been involved with since living in India and Nepal.