“When you are 20, you want to change the world but you accept that it’s going to take maybe five years. When you are 25, you decide you just don’t want to make the world any worse through your profession, buying choices, politics etc. When you get to 30+, you realise ‘Fucking hell, it’s way more complicated than anyone can possibly get their head around’.” –30something female expat aid worker  “I don’t think we can change the world – just make it a bit better for a few individuals.” –40something female HQ worker Castles in the sand?  Responding as we must, but… Castles in the sand 1.0 This is not an easy post to write in large part because I am the director of a program the purpose of which is to work with cohorts of students as they learn how to make sustainable change around the world through meaningful global partnerships, i.e., development … Continue reading Castles in the sand? Responding as we must, but…