Thepossibilityofemigrationmayevenhave beneficialeffectsonthose whochoose to stay, by giving people in poor countries an incentive to invest ineducation.
One thing I did believe was that the most effective way to bring about positive change in Africa and end the cycle of poverty was to invest in theeducationof its young children.
Let me share with you a very clear example: Ashoka Fellow Felipe Vergara, whose organization Lumni, is transforming the field of human-capital-financing by giving students the opportunity to invest in their own education using the value of their future earnings.