Our Future Past – A New Approach to the Relationships that Inform Our Work – and Honor our Enduring Mission.

This is a journey we are still on and we find that we are already on the cusp of another change, leading where we thought we had fallen behind. We continue to push for thoughtful, balanced alliances, with obligation and responsibility appropriately distributed, despite the inclination of some to try and exploit the power shifts. We are finding that some see opportunities for self-promotion, while others pull away because of issues of distrust.

By the time we have history to share on our progress, hopefully, we will no longer be so far ahead of the curve, operating under standards we think everyone engaged in cross-cultural alliances should adopt.

Just as we once assumed solutions for family separation are different than those adopted for orphans, we expect the way we approach a global alliance may be more sustainable than the way we once approached the relationships between organizations operating under the influence of Global South and Global North cultures.

It may seem like a form over substance difference as we adjust to the new terms, but we believe it will be viewed as an important distinction in the future.

The potential for corruption as the system comes into correct balance may be too disrupting to successfully complete the transition in a matter of years. It may take decades. But we plan to move forward, as we believe sustainable progress can only take hold when local people own the keys to drive their destiny. We believe that is the best expression of our enduring mission, to help children worldwide.

Only history will confirm or disprove that theory.