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Kirk S. Bowman (right) and Jon R. Wilcox (left) in Chacrinha, Rio de Janeiro.Kirk Bowman, professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was featured in the article "Embrace Your Inner Sidekick: Georgia Tech Professor Envisions Global Philanthropy Model Based on Humility" on Sept. 17, 2021, in Global Atlanta.
An excerpt:
“We really believe that that whole model has to be inverted, where the ‘superhero’ has to be that person in the Global South — the leadership, the ideas, the innovation. Because the kids in those neighborhoods need role models, and they don’t need to look like Jon and me; they need to look like people who look like them,” ...
