There's an old African adage that says, “For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.”  

I've just returned from another weeklong trip to Ethiopia. This time I participated in the World Economic Forum on Africa 2012, and visited some of the projects I partner on with Mercy Corps, for whom I am a board member. The adage sums up so well the philosophy, the power, and the potential of the African people. It's a phenomenal story that is ...