Ayo Morakinyo | 39
Nigeria
I am inspired by a lot of things in my environment but stories, documentaries and insights on transformation inspire me the most. Many countries in my continent, Africa, are lagging behind in diverse areas on the global outlook and my country, Nigeria, is not left out. While African countries have many resources, both natural and human, an imbalance of the right inputs has consistently mitigated our continental progress. Bad leadership, selfishness and greed, corruption and false patriotism... (read more)

akinbo a. a. cornerstone
Nigeria
Last year I was ranked as the third most active member on TakingITGlobal. It always gives me a reason to go back and to continue exploring and contributing to the community. One of my proudest achievements is having my “Npower,” be an inspiration to many other projects now tagged under the “Nigerian Dream.” I have begun to see TakingITGlobal as an academy of leaders-in-waiting and as the master key to the global village. (read more)

Anand Koti | 48
India
A smile that comes straight from the heart. Yes, the joy that i see among orphan children who are either infected or affected with HIV/AIDS or with disability. They inspire me a lot. Having seen them and spent enough time to understand their psychology....at times my reasoning comes to a halt. Despite having to deal with so much, they taught me to see the beauty of life. Yes, they inspire me a lot. (read more)