Impatient Optimists
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Chris Broughton

As the Cristo Rey Network’s Senior Director of College Initiatives, Chris Broughton leads the University Partner Initiative, sharing best practices in college counseling with school leaders, and directing next generation supports to ensure college success for all Cristo Rey graduates. Chris earned a BA in Economics and a Master of Education from the University of Notre Dame.

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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." —Melinda Gates

  • The Global Fund has helped to deliver more than 190 million bed nets to protect families from malaria.

  • "The world faces a clear choice. If we invest relatively small amounts, many more poor farmers will be able to feed their families." —Bill Gates, 2012 Annual Letter

  • "When it come to global health, Bill and I are optimists—but we're impatient optimists. Tremendous progress is being made. But there is still so much we're impatient to see done." —Melinda French Gates

  • In Senegal, 80% of households now have a bed net, helping the number of malaria cases there drop 50% in a single year.

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