Why I do what I do

I may not have the complete answer ready and none so eloquent as those from the omidyar network discussion, but I got a taste of why I got into working with Ashoka.

After Argentina came the World Water Forum, where people from around the world came to show and tell their problems and solutions related to water. Ashoka sponsored a closing dinner for Fellows attending the Forum. We had 16 amazing people working on topics from women's rights to science education from India, Egypt, and all over Latin America united under the heading of "water issues." All introductions and discussions had to be translated into both English and Spanish, but that didn't stop many from finding kindred spirits in each others' work. If only we could do the same with the rest of the world....