Welcome beneath the storytelling tree.
This is not just a library. It’s a circle of tales — each one whispered with care, wrapped in metaphor, and sent into the world like a seed on the wind.
Here, I share short stories that spark joy, stir thought, and sometimes nudge your perspective sideways. They don’t take long to read, but they tend to linger — like drumbeats in the chest or echoes in the dusk.
Wander through the stories below. Some will make you smile. Others might make you pause. All are offered with the hope that they add a little more sunlight to your day.
Take your time, reflect, and pass it on if it speaks to you. Stories are alive as long as they’re shared.
The Honeybee Strategy: Building a Resilient Future for Global Development
The Honeybee Strategy draws inspiration from the hive's resilience and interdependence, offering a transformative approach to global development. By addressing five critical questions—shifting power, tackling root causes, amplifying local voices, fostering sector-wide collaboration, and speaking truth to power—this strategy creates systemic change, ensuring collective impact and long-term resilience.
The Fifth Wave: Fuel or Extinguisher for the Future of INGOs
The Fifth Wave is here, challenging INGOs to confront global inequality, shrinking civic spaces, declining aid, and intensifying crises. These storms are not just obstacles—they are catalysts for bold transformation. The time to act is overdue, but the window of opportunity is narrowing rapidly. Will we rise to the occasion, or risk irrelevance?
#TheFifthWave #INGOs #Inequality #GlobalChallenges #Decolonisation #SystemicChange
United Voices Against Racism: Powerful Testimonies and Solutions for Change
The response from readers to my recent article on racism and discrimination at international airports has been overwhelming and deeply appreciated. This topic has clearly struck a chord, as evidenced by the over 88,000 impressions on LinkedIn and over 23,000 words of conversation it generated. This level of engagement underlines the importance of this topic to many of us.
Today, we look at the most commonly reported forms of discrimination and racism that my readers have faced and the potential solutions they have suggested to address them. The stories shared reveal two main types of discrimination: differential treatment based on race or nationality and excessive controls.