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The Shift to Parenthood and its Challenges Parenthood is perhaps one of the most significant roles an individual undertakes. It marks an irreversible identity shift. Suddenly, you become a caregiver, an educator, a protector, with society expecting you to excel at this complex and multifaceted role. However, is it fair to anticipate perfection when the path to parenthood is rarely accompanied by a comprehensive guide or playbook? The Journey Begins: Infancy and Learning on th

Recognition, diagnosis and the roots we refuse to uproot. Every development intervention begins long before the first dollar is spent. It begins long before the baseline survey, the feasibility study, the logical framework, the theory of change or the implementation plan. It begins with a decision so fundamental that it is rarely recognised as a decision at all. Someone decides what the problem is. Everything that follows inherits that decision. The evidence that wi

Understanding, legitimacy and the politics of recognition. I never doubted the value of expertise. Throughout my career I have worked with economists, engineers, statisticians, agricultural scientists, health specialists, planners and policy makers. I have been one of them. I have spent decades conducting research, teaching, writing, advising governments and leading development programmes. I believe in expertise. I believe in research. I believe in scholarship. What I