use your tools.

When I speak to an audience, particularly a younger one, the first question is often “so, what can I do to help?”.  My answer is, “I don’t know.  What can you do?”

Tools.  To build something, even a future, one needs the machinery.  Intentions without means remain forever in the wind.

Use the tools you have.  If you are a writer, write.  If you are a doctor, consider spending some of your time in places where there isn’t one, at least once.  If you’re not, volunteer.  And if you don’t have the tools to bring about the change you want to see, get them.   Schools are a good place to begin, and hard skills are the best.

It’s true to say we’ve never had so many tools.    Now if we can start to use them to their greatest effect, their promise can be released.

You don’t have to travel the world to engage with it (though, why wouldn’t you).  There are places in your city, maybe on your street, that do worthwhile work and could use more hands.

For those who are thinking about working with someone like MSF/Doctors Without Borders, I think you should do it.  Be warned, they’d like you to bring some tools.   Find out more.

Good luck to you.