Rory Stewart Quotes

I became intrigued with the whole development sector, going into a community, building it up, coming up with a plan from an architectural standpoint, and bringing it to fruition, especially if you're able to make the community a better place in the process.

We must do more to protect our neighborhoods and give integrity to our community plans.

My first large-scale community development opportunity was the formation of the Mission Viejo Co. - a partnership with the O'Neill Family, who owned Rancho Mission Viejo. As the young president of the company, I had the responsibility for master planning, master building and implementing the new community's development plans.

In 2009, designer Tina Tangalakis went on a volunteer trip to Ghana and instantly fell in love with the country and its people. It was from that trip that Della was born, a company that provides jobs, education, and skills training to women in Ghana.

There has long been a debate in the aid community and in Africa about how to most effectively help situations of poverty in developing nations and underprivileged communities.

When I first started, it was really an innocent response to the needs of women in rural areas. When we started planting trees to meet their needs, there was nothing beyond that. I did not see all the issues that I have to come to deal with.

Design is about creating spaces for people to enjoy and of course, creating moments where you elevate the spirit, but 'design for good' is figuring out a program that not only creates better spaces, but creates jobs, creates new industry and really kind of raises the conversation about how we rebuild.

I think it's really important for Haitians living abroad to go back and help with the development and infrastructure, especially because there are so many international people there.

My mom set up relief programs in third world countries. We would do things like go to Bogota with her instead of summer camp.

All community development, and most economic development, happens locally

We're not really in the real-estate space so much as we are the community-building space.

The studio does projects all over the world, and in each place, we focus on trying to make a project specific to that place. We take a different perspective everywhere we work - our passion is public projects, wherever they are.

Incentives and infrastructure should encourage development and that development needs to contain the right types of housing in the right places.

I think a lot of the problem with foreign aid and things like that is you go in, give a bunch of stuff, and then it runs out. It's about helping them learn how to continue to be sustainable and live.

Too many developers still treat cultural strategies as a fig leaf to get planning permission, rather than make a thoughtful, genuine commitment to the cultural life of their areas.

Instead of making grand structures and beautiful buildings, we should focus on the environment and the urban space and how you encourage people to live.

Social enterprise is an effective solution for social problems.

In Odisha, we have concentrated on people and their development. We hope to take Odisha to new heights.

The constant expansion of our malls and stores are proof of the fact that our holistic approach to development benefits not just us but also all the communities in which we operate.

By harnessing our teammates' unique skills and passion for giving, our professional networks and partnerships, and our financial resources, we will inspire the dreamers and doers of tomorrow and drive positive, lasting change in our communities across the globe.

I'm going to set up a foundation for the world. I'm going to take the money and start building cities all over the world. I'm a comet.

The Kind Foundation was created to scale our social impact and be able to deepen our focus on fostering empathy and developing kinder communities.

We're planting trees to break up the concrete jungle. We're building public transportation and affordable housing.

The Kansas City metro doesn't get recognized often enough for the innovative and often model-building work that's going on here.

Africa's economies are gaining ground and can develop their full potential with the right partner. Siemens wants to support their sustainable development - with solutions and projects in Africa, for Africa.