Birth: July 16, 1949
Being poor is not like being a victim. Being poor means that you don't have one resource..
You probably don't think twice about going into your kitchen and turning a few knobs to prepare a meal for yourself and your family on an electric or….
Collaboration gets me excited..
One of the things that people aren't aware of is how much progress is being made in eradicating poverty and providing a healthier life and longevity ….
When the Berlin Wall fell and suddenly all those countries had burgeoning democracies, women were still being left out. The big turning point, about ….
If you can get to a girl and make a difference in her life, you're actually going to have a greater impact on a woman's life. If you don't get to her….
Tomorrow is Now... If we act, 2015 can be a year for the history books. It can be the year that we put the world on the path to end extreme poverty; ….
Gender data is important. If girls don’t have a birth certificate, how do we know how many are marrying as children?.
I'm inspired by the resilience of people around the world..
I'm a positive person who likes to see things get done..
Women and girls have been my passion for my whole life..
Phones are powerful at providing information..
It's harder to be a poor person than anything else..
Change always starts with a girl..
Young people aren't the leaders of tomorrow. They are the leaders of today and tomorrow..
Global is a unifying bond for people. Once they get outside their own heads and their own communities and see themselves in a broader framework, it r….
The resilience and the resourcefulness of people to make a better life, to survive, to give their children something better than they had, is so insp….