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The New Humanitarians Vol I - III: Inspiration, Innovation, and Blueprints for Visionaries - Forward

Name: The New Humanitarians Vol I - III: Inspiration, Innovation, and Blueprints for Visionaries - Forward
Uploaded: 2026-03-11T17:34:08+00:00
Duration: 2 min 12 s
Channel: Dr. Chris Stout
Description: In this foreword, Dr. Mehmet Oz, M.D., MBA, recounts his first encounter with Chris at the World Economic Forum in Davos and highlights their…

11 Mar 2026 · 2 min

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In this foreword, Dr. Mehmet Oz, M.D., MBA, recounts his first encounter with Chris at the World Economic Forum in Davos and highlights their collaborative health projects and shared experiences of global tragedies. Oz praises Chris’s ambitious effort to assemble an "Honor Roll" of the world’s most effective humanitarian organizations, noting that while the selection is influenced by personal connections, it showcases both well‑known and obscure groups that exemplify innovative, results‑driven approaches. Oz emphasizes that these organizations succeed by forging new paths rather than following established protocols, and he frames the compilation as a source of genuine inspiration and hope, likening the emerging humanitarian leaders to a new generation of “Schindlers” who will shape a better future.

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Foreword: To the New Humanitarians. Honor Roll. A Roll. By Mehmet Oz, M.D., MBA. From the time I first met Chris after our election as fellow Global Leaders of Tomorrow in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, I was impressed by his remarkable insight and diligence. Over the years, we have collaborated on various health-related projects, and we have shared profound sadness over many global tragedies. Now Chris has embarked on a daunting challenge, that of compiling a who's who or honor roll of worldwide humanitarian organizations. Chris has taken his proverbial golden Rolodex of contacts and friends and compiled an impressive list that represents the best of the best. In global human service organizations. While Chris made his admittedly biased choices by going to the founders he already knew, he nevertheless has highlighted some of the best in the world, some well-known and others almost unknown, but they all represent some of the finest throughout the world. Each is a testament to the power of the human spirit in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges and deficits. All of the familiar bromides are absent from the new humanitarians. While it would be tempting to wring our collective hands at the enormity of the proverbial world going to hell in a handbasket, The New Humanitarians is a totem of real inspiration. Chris has highlighted organizations that favor results over standard protocol in accomplishing their work. Those herein are doing the difficult not by following in others' footsteps, but by forging new paths and finding new solutions to mankind's humanitarian needs. The time has come for someone to collectively tell their stories. A daunting task, but that is something Chris has some experience with. Someone once remarked that the core issue with Nazi Germany was not that there was a Hitler, but that there were too few Schindlers. The New Humanitarians gives us all hope that there is a new generation of Schindlers across the globe, and our imaginations can portent the differences they will make for the future.