Paul Musembwa Home » Sideshifters » Musembwa, Paul Full interview Sustainability challenges boil down to financial resourcesPaul MusembwaOct 22, 2019Global ChallengesSociety and CommunitiesPersonal DevelopmentEnergy Transport and EnvironmentFinance and FundingTrends Innovation and Technology Short videos Connectivity: Allowing us to create positive changePaul MusembwaOct 22, 2019Global ChallengesSociety and CommunitiesTrends Innovation and Technology We have no excuse to not live our valuesPaul MusembwaOct 22, 2019Global ChallengesSociety and CommunitiesTrends Innovation and Technology 1 2 3 … 8 › Breakout videos There’s no time to be pessimisticPaul MusembwaOct 22, 2019Society and CommunitiesTrends Innovation and Technology Leveraging technology to solve sustainability challengesPaul MusembwaOct 22, 2019Global ChallengesSociety and CommunitiesTrends Innovation and Technology OSF 2050: Doing what needs to be done now so that Africa is a strong place by 2050Paul MusembwaOct 22, 2019Global ChallengesFinance and FundingTrends Innovation and Technology 1 2 3 › Paul Musembwa CEO & Founder, WARP Developments About the interview The financial sector’s role in solving sustainability challenges Lack of access to affordable homeownership is the root cause of poverty in developing nations Homeownership is an instrument for financial inclusion Africa is a template for global innovation Leveraging technology to solve sustainability challenges Social innovators need to work with technologist in order to solve the world’s challenges [VIEW BIO] About Paul CEO & Founder, WARP Developments CEO and Founder of WARP Co-Founder of Our Shared Future 2050 Has a mandate from the Ugandan government to build 10 cities, accommodating over 20 million people, by 2040. Brilliant systems thinker Dedicated to universal homeownership If you could invite 1 person to a dinner party – who would it be and why? Nelson Mandela. I would like to know how, when and why he SHIFTed in awareness from a desire for retribution to Tolstoy and Gandhi’s non-violence philosophy. What motivates you? Makes you happy? Being in the company of inspiring and inspired people, those with an expanded level of awareness. I am happy when people I interact with “get it” – that we are all one. What advice would you give your 10-year-old self? Relax. Good grades in school are not that important. Establish relationships. Experience more. Experiment more. Try out many things. Don’t be afraid not to be the best. Make mistakes. Learn through experience. If you could make 1 global change – what would it be? Homeownership would be an inalienable human right. What are your Top 3 achievements? (1) Overcoming the fear of uncertainty and lack in the pursuit of my desire for a better world. (2) Devising a solution to Africa’s liquidity crisis. (3) My family What does sustainability mean for you? A world where we are collectively aware of how to live in harmony with each other and the planet; systems and processes that reflect that awareness What was the most important event/influence that changed your perspective? Watching the movie “The Secret” in 2006. Is there anything else you would like to share with us? I believe in the capacity of people to change our perspective, to embrace new ways of being and doing, and to create a world that works for everyone. I believe we can live CONSCIOUSLY. Calling all Sideshifters! Know somebody who should share insights and effective solutions as one of our Sideshifters? Or want to add your own expertise? Get in touch to apply and discuss
