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Global Development

Articles & Reflections

Thinking in public, on purpose.

Long-form essays on the issues shaping my work β€” and the questions I'm still sitting with.

Why the SDGs Still Need a Youth-Led Renaissance
Featured SDGs Β· March 2025 Β· 6 min

Why the SDGs Still Need a Youth-Led Renaissance

A decade into the 2030 agenda, the next chapter of progress depends on whether we trust young people to lead β€” not just to be heard.

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Education Is the Most Underrated Climate Solution

Education Β· 5 min

Education Is the Most Underrated Climate Solution

If we want resilient communities, we need resilient minds. Here's how classrooms are quietly shaping the climate decade.

February 2025

Notes from a First-Time Delegate at the UN HLPF

International Development Β· 8 min

Notes from a First-Time Delegate at the UN HLPF

What I learned standing in rooms where the language of development is decided β€” and what we owe the next generation of delegates.

January 2025

Climate Action Is a Local Practice

Climate Β· 4 min

Climate Action Is a Local Practice

Big pledges make headlines. Quiet, consistent community work changes weather patterns β€” and lives.

December 2024

What I Wish I'd Known About Leadership at 18

Leadership Β· 5 min

What I Wish I'd Known About Leadership at 18

On choosing patience, the discipline of showing up, and why leadership is mostly listening.

November 2024

Sustainability Means Justice

Sustainability Β· 7 min

Sustainability Means Justice

A green economy that excludes the poor is just rebranded extraction. Here's what inclusive sustainability looks like in practice.

October 2024

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