I’ve been attending global development meetings for months, watching the same pattern repeat: dedicated organizers present solid infrastructure plans, then spend most of their energy begging for grant funding that may never arrive. Last month, Walter Okombo from Water for the World shared his village’s $800,000 water tower project – a technically sound plan backed by the Kenyan government, but structured as pure expense with no revenue stream.
As a retired bar owner turned regenerative systems consultant, I saw something the development experts missed: this wasn’t just a water problem requiring charity – this was a business opportunity disguised as infrastructure.
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