An economy on the move needs to invest in social change. The problem is that it is not something that money can buy. Jobs, infrastructure, technology and policy all help people to live better and come up. But they are not enough. To disrupt age-old equations takes time. Governments and corporations aren’t good at doing it. It needs activists who know how to go deep. And the slower and longer the churn, the more lasting and worthwhile the results.
Our cover story this month presents the Aga Khan Foundation’s work with adolescent girls in. . .