Being poor is not like being a victim. Being poor means that you don't have one resource.

- Kathy Calvin

It's harder to be a poor person than anything else.

- Kathy Calvin

Gender data is important. If girls don’t have a birth certificate, how do we know how many are marrying as children?

- Kathy Calvin

When the Berlin Wall fell and suddenly all those countries had burgeoning democracies, women were still being left out. The big turning point, about …

- Kathy Calvin

Collaboration gets me excited.

- Kathy Calvin

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…

- Kathy Calvin

Young people aren't the leaders of tomorrow. They are the leaders of today and tomorrow.

- Kathy Calvin

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 …

- Kathy Calvin

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…

- Kathy Calvin