Mar 2 2011 @ 10:54

George Roter featured in Globe and Mail's Leading Thinkers Series

The Globe and Mail has launched a new series looking at aid in the twenty-first century, and has called on a variety of notable leaders to share their thoughts on how aid has evolved and needs to evolve in order to best serve developing communities.

Interviews in the series include Bono, Jeffrey Sachs, Scott Gilmore, and, unexpectedly, voices from the field including EWB overseas volunteer Ben Best, and Charity Ngoma, a livestock special with EWB partner PROFIT. The Globe and Mail describes the need for these conversations, stating "We are realizing these problems are growing bigger by the day, and are more difficult to separate from our lives. Whether environmental, political, economic or ethical, we know instinctively that tomorrow's hurdles will not be overcome through small thinking."

Charity Ngoma, a livestock specialist with PROFIT in Zambia, talks about how making mistakes helped her and her team improve their approach and ultimately, have a bigger impact. Photo Courtesy: Rosa Park, The Globe & Mail (Guidance: this link leads to a video on globeandmail.com)

We’re also excited that George Roter, EWB’s co-founder and CEO, will be doing a live Leading Thinkers broadcast on globeandmail.com on Thursday, March 3rd at 1pm EST.

Jolly Ann Maulit, an EWB volunteer working in EWB’s Water Acess program in Malawi, explains why short-term thinking doesn't work when looking at repairing the aid sector.
Photo Courtesy: Rosa Park, The Globe & Mail (Guidance: This link leads to a video on globeandmail.com).

Ben Best, an EWB volunteer working in EWB's Rural Agriculture program in Ghana, describes his philosophy on failure in foreign aid.
Photo Courtesy: Rosa Park, The Globe & Mail (Guidance: This link leads to a video on globeandmail.com).

Engineers Without Borders is proud to be so strongly represented in these discussions around aid in the 21st century, a testament to our work in Canada and across Africa ensuring that aid money spent in developing countries is accountable and transparent.

To learn more about what Engineers is doing to promote accountable, creative & transparent aid in Canada, visit act.ewb.ca.