Transform the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals from global promises into personal action.
In I Am Committed, Dr. Rashid Alleem uses personal experiences, humanitarian field stories, and leadership insights to encourage individuals and organizations to support the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The book gives a human face to the global goals and explains how personal responsibility, institutional leadership, and practical action can help build a more equitable and sustainable world.
Sustainable Development • Leadership • Social Responsibility
17 Global Goals to Achieve 3 Extraordinary Things in the Next 15 Years
By Dr. Rashid Alleem
I Am Committed translates the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals from global ambitions into personal and institutional responsibility.
Through personal experiences, field stories, humanitarian work, and leadership insights, Dr. Rashid Alleem demonstrates how individuals, governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations can contribute to a better and more sustainable world.
The book advocates for the implementation of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and emphasizes that meaningful global progress depends on practical action at every level of society.
Dr. Alleem connects international goals with human stories, country-specific challenges, institutional reforms, and community initiatives. The result is a practical call for readers to take ownership of sustainability rather than treat it as the responsibility of governments alone.
End Extreme Poverty
Support development that gives vulnerable communities access to opportunity, dignity, and economic independence.
Fight Inequality and Injustice
Build inclusive systems that protect rights and ensure progress benefits every section of society.
Tackle Climate Change
Encourage environmental responsibility, resource conservation, clean energy, and sustainable development.
The book is organized into 17 chapters, with each chapter focusing on one United Nations Sustainable Development Goal.
Each chapter includes:
No Poverty: Humanitarian work with Sharjah Charity in Bangladesh and Myanmar, including food-for-work programs that empower communities.
Zero Hunger: Experiences in Somalia and the importance of sustainable agriculture, food security, and resilient communities.
Quality Education: Support for Dubai Cares and lifelong learning through Alleem Executive Education.
Gender Equality: Success stories from Bangladesh and well-digging programs that reduce daily burdens placed on women.
Clean Water and Sanitation: Water conservation at SEWA and humanitarian efforts in Sudan, Pakistan, and Niger.
Affordable and Clean Energy: SEWA energy reforms, ISO 50001 certification, and cooperation with international energy organizations.
Grounded in Practice: Chapters are connected to Dr. Alleem’s real work with governments, communities, and nonprofit organizations.
Spiritual and Ethical Responsibility: Sustainability and resource conservation are connected to moral, religious, and humanitarian values.
Leadership Development: Suitable for leadership training, strategic planning, and institutional learning.
CSR and Sustainability Planning: Useful for organizations designing social-responsibility and sustainable-development programs.
Sustainability is everyone’s responsibility.
The book reinforces that the Sustainable Development Goals cannot be achieved by international institutions and governments alone. Individuals, businesses, educators, nonprofit organizations, and communities must all participate.
Personal commitment becomes meaningful when it is translated into responsible decisions, community service, institutional reform, and measurable action.
I Am Committed is more than a reflection on the global goals. It is a call for immediate, practical, and personal responsibility.
Discover how individual choices, organizational leadership, and community action can contribute to ending poverty, fighting inequality, and addressing climate change.
| Full Title | I Am Committed: 17 Global Goals to Achieve 3 Extraordinary Things in the Next 15 Years |
|---|---|
| Author | Dr. Rashid Alleem |
| Published | 2016 |
| Publisher | Cochin Herald Media Network LLP |
| Category | Personal Development |
| Focus | Personal and institutional commitment to the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals |