World Bank Youth Summit 2023: Conference Highlights
Taking place on May 25-26th in a hybrid format with delegates from around the world, the World Bank Youth Summit was an important event for two reasons. First, it came after a decade of existence, celebrating the gains made during those years, and second, it occurred during a period of polycrisis, in David Malpass’ words,…
Culture, Gender, and Education in South Sudan
The concept of culture, defined as “the beliefs and customs of a particular nation or group,” dominates many societies from Asia to the Americas, Europe to Africa. In addition, it informs why societies do what they do differently than the rest, how they respond to change, and how they behave in different cultures. For many…
𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 – S = (DA)
Robert Kiyosaki simplifies the meaning of ‘success’ when he says that “𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙧𝙚; 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢; 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮.” For success in life means different things for different people, what counts is not the kind of success…