Let’s Get Real with Stephen Jones Money Can’t Save the World - Here’s What Can | Sharon Eubank, Global Humanitarian Leader | E0040
Sep 12, 2025
Sharon Eubank, the global director of Latter-day Saint Charities, shares profound insights from her extensive humanitarian work. She emphasizes that true aid begins with listening and respecting individuals' dignity. Sharon recounts touching moments from disaster zones, like witnessing local heroes during the Sri Lanka tsunami, showing that presence often outweighs financial aid. She advocates for community empowerment through small, meaningful acts and building relationships, urging listeners to prioritize understanding over assumptions in service.
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Route Aid Through Local Councils
- Channel external funds through small local groups (councils) who know the community and hold each other accountable.
- Use those councils to magnify money's leverage and reduce corruption risk.
Practical Local Help Multiplies
- A young couple raised enough online to fund one woman's scholarship and matched donations to send her to school.
- A retired woman offered childcare and household help so a grieving single mother could study, changing multiple lives.
Dignity Is The Real Exchange
- The true exchange in humanitarian work is dignity, relationship, and reciprocity, not merely goods.
- Recipients often want to be givers too, and mutual giving restores dignity.
