What we have found is that because of smartphones and access to media, and because everybody knows how everyone else lives, you have no idea where the next huge social movement is going to erupt. Jim Yong Kim accesseruptfind Change image and share on social
We will never end poverty if we don't tackle climate change. Jim Yong Kim changeclimateend Change image and share on social
Growing economies are critical; we will never be able to end poverty unless economies are growing. We also need to find ways of growing economies so that the growth creates good jobs, especially for young people, especially for women, especially for the poorest who have been excluded from the economic system. Jim Yong Kim createcriticaleconomic share on social
I've spent my entire life working to invest in human beings and human communities, to help them move down the path of economic development. Jim Yong Kim beingcommunitydevelopment Change image and share on social
The relationship between the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala fundamentally changes with meditation. Jim Yong Kim amygdalacortexfundamentally Change image and share on social
I like to change people's sense of what's possible. Jim Yong Kim changepeoplesense Change image and share on social
I've always been engaged in social protection programmes. Jim Yong Kim engagehaveprogramme Change image and share on social
We are watching things happen with one degree changes in ocean temperature that we thought wouldn't happen until there were two or three degree changes in ocean temperature. These are facts. Jim Yong Kim degreefacthappen Change image and share on social
Economic development and poverty alleviation are so complicated that I don't think there's a single background or a single discipline that is sufficient to tackle these great human problems. Jim Yong Kim alleviationbackgroundcomplicate Change image and share on social
A lot of young people don't think they can make a difference. That's really what I am at Dartmouth to do. I'm there to tell the young people, 'Look, a few committed souls can change the world.' Jim Yong Kim changecommitdartmouth Change image and share on social