The following TED video clip is AWESOME. 20 minutes well worth your time, I personally guarantee it.
Key points for myself:
- It’s better to be healthy first, then wealthy later (vs. the other way around)
- GDP per capita is tied directly to infant mortality rate
- We’re moving towards 1 world, 3rd world countries are slowly pushing out of poverty
- Cookie-cutter approaches don’t always work, 1 size fits all cannot be applied everywhere
- Some people are unwilling to share data that can help change the world
- $100 dollar OLPC initiative is truly changing the world
Amazingly cool graphs! Makes me believe even more in why the non-profit microfinance I am helping out with can really make the world a better place. I would love to one day meet Hans Rosling in person.