Bazil sets out to play them one against the other, with his new friends gleefully contributing their skills to ingenious scams set all over Paris.
Is there a way to persuade them to stay in the labor force -- continuing to contribute their skills and talent -- and postpone their Social Security payments?
This broader category, covering the better part of Lebanon's roughly one million Shiites, includes reservists, who will fight if needed; doctors and engineers, who contribute their skills; and mere sympathizers.
This month also marks the fifth anniversary of the United Nations Volunteers online volunteering (OV) service which enables volunteers with computer access to contribute their skills and knowledge to improving conditions in developing countries.
i-Probono, founded by Shireen Irani, is a non-profit organisation that harnesses online technology for the voluntary sector, connecting organisations seeking legal assistance with lawyers and students wanting to contribute their skills.
There is much evidence across business of the benefits that younger workers derive from having older workers around as mentors and contributing their skills and experience – and indeed, in a fast-paced technology-driven world, of the benefits older workers derive from having younger workers around.
Let's hope she's right, not just in her economic predictions but also in her assertion that "Africa will invest in Africa":Africa investing in Africa" will become an important slogan for Nigeria, South Africa and Angola, and will encourage more African professionals in the diaspora to return to the continent to seek opportunity and contribute their skills.
This is not limited to financial resources; members of the diaspora can be engaged to contribute their skills to risk reduction and resilience-building work, including through schemes to support their return (IOM Netherlands 2015).
