This post is part of our ‘When it clicked’ series. They are stories from people working within the ‘international development’ sector who want to share their experience of challenging the dominant narrative around poverty and development, how it felt and why it’s important to question. Find out more about it here.

Martin Kirk at The Rules tells his personal story to Joe Brewer of his experience of the development sector, of how he realised he was part of the problem and how he moved away from the norms that dominate the industry.