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.
MELINDA GATESTake time to learn about the lives of women around the world-and try to play a small part in their fight to create the future they deserve.
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Vaccines are a miracle cure. Eight out of 10 children are getting vaccines.
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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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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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As a parent, the responsible thing to do – if you love your child – is to vaccinate your child.
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If you invest in a girl or a woman, you are investing in everybody else.
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Take time to learn about the lives of women around the world-and try to play a small part in their fight to create the future they deserve.
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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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You can’t save kids just with vaccines.
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If we don’t empower women, we don’t allow them to unlock the potential of themselves and their children.
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If I really believe all lives have equal value, and if I use contraceptives, which I do, and if I’m counselling my son and my two daughters to use them, how am I not serving the women who don’t have access to the contraceptives they need?
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Connect deeply with others. Our humanity is the one thing that we all have in common.
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If you don’t have an effective teacher in front of the classroom, you won’t change the trajectory for students.
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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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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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The biggest killers of children around the world are two things: diarrhea and pneumonia. When you think about it, in the United States, kids don’t die of diarrhea anymore, but it’s a huge problem in the developing world.
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