For too much of history, we've viewed the world's precious resources - both environmental and human - as things to extract, to make the most of in order to maximize their potential.

People need to believe that they can participate fully in the decisions that affect their lives and have a stake in the societies in which they live

The human spirit is extraordinary. If we give the 3 billion people who live in poverty the opportunity to change their lives, they will. For too long, we've looked at needing to "save" these people - with an emphasis on "these people" - rather than removing the constraints keeping them from solving their own problems.

Africans didn't want saving, thank you very much, least of all not by me.

How you see where you are always depends on where you've been.

Acumen Fund's patient capital investment in Western Seed is intended to enhance the food security and economic independence of Kenya's smallholder farmers.

One of the first things that surprised me in a positive, wonderfully positive way, is that this works - patient capital works.