During a business trip to India in 2011, Mark Balla made an unexpected discovery that was to turn his understanding of our world upside down. He was so shaken by what he learned that he felt unable to simply walk away.


More often than not, when people are confronted by a major issue with global implications you will hear them say “What can I do? I’m only one person.” Mark decided that such a response would be unacceptable, and he made up his mind to get involved. Within three years he had walked away from paid employment, delivered a TED talk, founded a charity, joined a Rotary Club and started a project that has since impacted directly and indirectly on the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.


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