Red Yellow Blue / Inside Global Development

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RYB countries
  • Blue – High Income
  • Yellow – Upper-middle Income
  • Red – Lower-middle and Low Income
The World Bank Group assigns the world’s economies to four income groups: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high. The classifications are updated each year on July 1, based on the GNI per capita of the previous calendar year. GNI measures are expressed in United States dollars using conversion factors derived according to the Atlas method, which in its current form was introduced in 1989. The World Bank’s income classification aims to reflect a country’s level of development, drawing on Atlas GNI per capita as a broadly available indicator of economic capacity.

RYB: A Visionary Approach to Global Development

Imagine a world where solving complex global challenges isn’t about competing, but connecting. That’s the bold vision behind Red Yellow Blue (RYB), a groundbreaking project reshaping how we tackle international development.

RYB is a radical reimagining of global collaboration, built around three innovative buildings that represent different dimensions of human progress. The red building focuses on material needs—think solving hunger, water scarcity, and poverty. The yellow building tackles social and cultural challenges, creating spaces for dialogue and understanding across different communities. The blue building explores the inner world of human potential, supporting mental health and personal growth.

What makes RYB unique is its holistic approach. These aren’t just buildings—they’re living, breathing innovation hubs where experts, activists, artists, and everyday people can come together to solve real-world problems.

Picture walking into a red building and experiencing an immersive simulation of life in a vulnerable community. Or joining a cultural lab in the yellow building where artists and activists draft strategies for social change. In the blue building, you might discover technologies promoting emotional intelligence or participate in a meditation session designed to build global empathy.

The magic happens when these buildings connect. A project started to address hunger in the red building might incorporate cultural insights from the yellow building and well-being principles from the blue building. It’s development that doesn’t just treat symptoms, but understands the deep, interconnected nature of global challenges.

For young changemakers, RYB represents more than a project—it’s a movement. It’s about proving that creativity, collaboration, and compassion can transform our world. No more working in silos. No more fragmented approaches to global development.

RYB is building bridges—literally and metaphorically—between cultures, disciplines, and ways of understanding human potential. And the best part? Everyone is invited to be part of this journey.

What is Global Development?

Global development is a term that is increasingly referred to, yet is often conflated with international development and is used with different implicit meanings > more

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