A fresh approach to international development

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Faisal Saeed Al Mutar |

TEDNext 2024

• October 2024

Money for international development rarely makes it to the people it intends to help, says Faisal Saeed Al Mutar, the founder of Ideas Beyond Borders. Highlighting the inefficiencies of the current system, he proposes a new model for aid that functions like business investments, empowering local entrepreneurs with money to build their communities and create jobs at a fraction of traditional costs. (Created in collaboration with Ignite Talks)