Helping people doesn’t have to be an unsound financial strategy.
MELINDA GATESDeep human connection is … the purpose and the result of a meaningful life – and it will inspire the most amazing acts of love, generosity, and humanity.
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It’s important to remember that behind every data point is a daughter, a mother, a sister—a person with hopes and dreams.
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We set out what’s going to be our work time versus our foundation time versus family time, and we’ll reassess that… sometimes every week.
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Around the world we have girls in primary school at about the same rate now as boys, but keeping them in quality secondary schools is where the world is lagging. I’m seeing a lot of countries look at this now.
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All women, everywhere, have the same hopes: we want to be self-sufficient and create better lives for ourselves and our loved ones.
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Women and girls should be able to determine their own future, no matter where they’re born.
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My background was computer science and business school, so eventually I worked my way up where I was running product groups – development, testing, marketing, user education.
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When we better understand the realities of these women’s lives, we are able to design and deliver solutions that are more useful to them.
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Deep human connection is … the purpose and the result of a meaningful life – and it will inspire the most amazing acts of love, generosity, and humanity.
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As a parent, the responsible thing to do – if you love your child – is to vaccinate your child.
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Women around the world should have a tool that helps them plan their pregnancies.
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Government funding that’s coming from the United States is making a huge difference on the ground in the developing world. It’s really palpable – it’s making a huge difference saving lives.
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Our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world. It’s what propels societies forward.
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When we invest in women and girls, we are investing in the people who invest in everyone else.
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Bill [Gates] and I believe philanthropy can only be effective if it starts things and proves whether they actually work or not. That’s the place that governments often don’t want to, or can’t, work.
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Our economies are built on the backs of all this unpaid labor that women do.
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