Learning patience, systems practice and the power of human connections were my greatest lessons from 2019.

One year ago, I got a job out of college organizing the CEO’s laptop of a small African-focused public health NGO. I had a background in biology, environmental studies, and I had just started with the School of System Change. My days in the office were filled with internal tension because all I could think about was how malaria, maternal mortality, and neglected tropical diseases would never be addressed without first tackling environmental degradation and the climate emergency. I was fixated on how I…

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