Family and partners for a fairer world

“Values are extremely important and have been, in large part, the most important thing. Some people will say that it’s like the money that you give someone, or it’s inherited, it’s the position, or whatever. But I think more than anything else, it’s how people construct their characters and how they behave in the world. So, with my parents, both of them, they’re very much on the same page when it comes to how they operate and what they believe in. I think the first and foremost thing is that you treat everybody with a fundamental level of respect. It literally doesn’t matter who they are – no one is beneath you.”

Uzodinma Iweala

“If you disagree with somebody, then you listen to what they have to say first and then you process it, and then if there are issues, then you come back and you discuss it. And I think that’s what I’ve seen them do with each other, my parents, and that’s what I’ve seen my mom do in most of the way that she operates with people.”

Uzodinma Iweala

“I think if you’re trying to shape partnerships, if you’re trying to shape relationships, for instance, I think the most important thing is respect. Core and key to everything is how do you demonstrate your respect for someone. And the funny thing is, you don’t have to like a person to respect them as a human. But, if you respect them, you do need to demonstrate that you respect their existence.”

Uzodinma Iweala