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When people with vision work together to take action, progress occurs! In this edition of the Symetra Community Series, visionaries from business, government and the nonprofit sector are already taking action to overcome one of the world’s most difficult challenges: poverty.
In 2003, a group of civic minded people formed the Initiative for Global Development (IGD) www.igdleaders.org in Seattle, Washington. The founding belief is that global poverty is at the root of many of the world’s greatest challenges. Dramatically reducing it is one of the most effective steps we can take in creating a better future. Addressing the inequities of people living in poverty is a critical factor in ensuring the future prosperity and security of us all.
Listen to what is being accomplished and how you can help.
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Sally Jewell, President & CEO, REI, and chair of IGD
Business must engage with the nonprofit sector and government to help sustainable poverty reduction and elimination. Listen now.
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Ambassador John Danilovich, CEO, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Governments can play a key role in eliminating poverty, especially when funding is connected to the rule of law. Listen now.
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Mary Robinson, Former president of Ireland
The role of women in getting a nation out of poverty and in developing a civil society is vitally significant. Listen now.
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Theodore M. Solso, Chairman & CEO, Cummins Inc., and IGD Board member
U.S. businesses have a unique and powerful role in reducing global poverty. It is important for business leaders to speak out to do their part. Listen now.
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Neal Keny-Guyer, CEO, Mercy Corps
The nonprofit sector plays a key role in helping people in poverty understand the opportunities that lie ahead of them for longterm and, hopefully, permanent poverty relief. Listen now.
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Too often, problems like third-world development seem hopeless. But the visonaries in this series have learned from the mistakes of the past by launching new solutions that are judged by measurable results rather than compliance to a particular ideology. Their stories - largely untold in the media - prove that human creativity is universal and needs only to be unleashed.
- Dave Ross
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The 2008 Symetra Community Series is a partnership between Symetra Financial, Bonneville Broadcasting and people doing great work to help the human condition. The series focuses on long term solutions for all of us.
So get ready to listen, watch and participate!
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