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It is possible to change the world
Anne Firth Murray - Founding President, Global Fund for Women
New ZealandGALLERYCONVERSATION
“What profit is there in agreeing that universal friendship is good, and talking of the solidarity of the human race as a grand...”
Some events, especially those at the global level, seem insurmountable — poverty, injustice, and environmental degradation, for example. And even in our local communities, we seem beset with problems — destructive behavior, a lack education in the arts, cruelty to animals— that may make us feel upset.
Such shock or sadness about the state of the world or even everyday problems signals our recognition that things can be otherwise. Differences can be made. Hope persists. Recognizing a problem and feeling that things can change is the beginning of change itself.
If you have had this experience, you can be part of the change; you can dream and develop a vision and a plan of action. Gandhi wrote that “we must be the change we wish to see,” and I agree. He meant, I think, that we must embody the change itself, but I would add that we must dare to dream of change for the sake of the world. In the next few paragraphs, I want to share with you how I came to believe this idea.
Briefly, here is what happened to me: Back in 1987, I began to dream of creating an organization that would help women around the world be strengthened and empowered. The idea became a passion, and I worked with others to put together The Global Fund for Women, which grew from the seed of an idea to a fully developed organization, now about twenty years old and the largest foundation in the world working to support the human rights of women. In other words, from a dream came the reality.
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