Alabaster International Founder and CEO Shannon Fernando-Rubera is featured in a newly released preview of her TEDxBeverlyGrove talk, “The Permission Problem—Why Hunger Solutions Don’t Scale Even When They Work.”
Drawing from Alabaster’s work in Turkana, Kenya, and the historic first harvest of enset on Kenyan soil, Shannon challenges traditional approaches to fighting hunger. Her talk calls for solutions built around proximity, community permission, local leadership, and greater investment in women farmers.
The TEDx preview and companion podcast are now available.