No diversity effort can be rendered successfully without a fundamental affirmation of the principles of diversity on the personal level first. Ironically, we often forget that principles of diversity also apply to our immediate and familiar surrounding. For example, the way we view our parents in advanced age, or our teenage girl can directly affect them in their life.
Awareness facilitates understanding.
In better understanding we can communicate more effectively and make more sensible decisions. The same principles apply to the society as a whole. The more awareness and understanding we can develop for diverse cultures amongst us, for the elderly in our community, for the youth in our neighborhood, for single parents in our society, the better we can function as a whole.