Don’t ever take a seven-year-old with you to a campaign dinner – they will embarrass you no end. Ertharin Cousin Read Quote
If we’re afraid to stand in our own skin with those we work with, then how do we lead those who have no voice at all? Ertharin Cousin Read Quote
I’m lucky. As soon as I open my mouth, people see I know what I’m talking about, and when I leave the room, I think most say, ‘She’s OK.’ Ertharin Cousin Read Quote
We recognize that the majority of people who are food-insecure or hungry in the world live in rural areas. And most of them are small holder subsistence farmers. Ertharin Cousin Read Quote
When people are hungry, when a mother or father is facing a child that they can’t feed, you can’t ask that family to lay down their arms. Ertharin Cousin Read Quote
Unfortunately, the world pays attention when the media shines a light on those in need, which is why it’s so important that we maintain the global public will that is necessary to meet the needs of those we serve. Ertharin Cousin Read Quote
I consider myself a persuasive person. With the ability to persuade comes a certain level of power. Ertharin Cousin Read Quote
When you’re providing emergency aid, you’re fighting hunger; you’re filling stomachs. Ertharin Cousin Read Quote
Too often, as a global community of humanitarians, we meet the needs of the same families, the same individuals, the same communities crisis after crisis, when we are focused on meeting crisis needs but not on building resilience. Ertharin Cousin Read Quote
Our goals and what we hope to achieve by moving to food assistance is even in supporting the crisis needs of the most vulnerable people, we provide them with the capacity to be more resilient to the next shock. Ertharin Cousin Read Quote
