Avinash, you’re spot on. The desperation of the situation demands change, yet the path forward is clouded by the same old patterns of profit over people. We need more than just funding; we need genuine collaboration that prioritizes the voices and needs of those in the Global South. Empathy can’t be a checkbox—it must drive real action. Without it, we risk perpetuating the very inequalities we seek to address.

Southern winds from Patagonia,

Ricky