Ann McLaughlin

Transformation Coach helps you make a difference

Building a world in which everyone thrives

Transformational & Empowerment Coach ~~ Writer ~~ Trainer ~~ Speaker ~~ Consultant

Works in Progress by a Practical Visionary

Change-Maker: Build Skills in International Development and Social Work

books on International Development: Build your Skills
Important word is BUILD

Many  people coming to me for career counseling at NGOabroad, are not prepared to enter international work.  One, they do not know the realities on the ground – how people live in remote villages or peri-urban slums. Two, they do not have the necessary skills; they have learned issues but not how to craft a solution. Most books are theoretical; this is very practical explaining HOW you create change in communities or nations, either internationally or in your home country. Published by McFarland Publishers in Jefferson, North Carolina. Get from McFarland here.

International Development: Brilliant Solutions
...Mostly Made in Asia, Africa & Latin America

books on International Development: Brilliant Solutions
Bangladesh is important model.

The World Bank did a “listening tour” and talked to 60,000 people in 23 countries about their priorities.  Rather than expatriates determining priorities, in Participatory Development,  the people themselves identify their needs and  craft the solutions. Let us listen to what they propose. I then point to stellar models which could be replicated:  literacy in India;  health in Bangladesh; economic empowerment and community development in Ghana; environmental solutions in Costa Rica and Bangladesh. If you have a hunger to help,  learn the ways you can create change in and from your home country.

Watch the podcasts and blog page for exciting developments:

The Speaker page has links to articles which I have written which also show my emerging thinking.

Ann McLaughlin, Change-Maker helps you change the world

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