00:00Former Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, Helen Clark,
00:06urges donors to support local communities in leading innovation and creating their own solutions.
00:12The former New Zealand PM says philanthropists play a key role by funding bold ideas
00:18that are not yet tested in public programs.
00:22I think that a major niche for philanthropy is innovation.
00:28Often governments and big agencies are a bit cautious.
00:34The taxpayers are watching, the stakeholders are watching,
00:38but philanthropy can give things a go that others won't.
00:43I've seen this around the world in very innovative ways of addressing climate change,
00:50addressing entrepreneurship, etc.
00:53So I would encourage philanthropy to be listening to what communities and societies want
00:59and then enabling the innovators in those societies to really drive the change.
01:06I think that's important.
01:07I think that's important.
01:08I think that's important.
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