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Natalie Holmes

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Organization The Horseshoe Nail

Natalie Holmes has a degree in Social Anthropology and a Masters in Environment and Development. She lives and works in Berlin. A keen environmentalist, Natalie writes about sustainability and responsible travel on her blog, The Horseshoe Nail.

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Live from TEDxChange in Berlin

April 06, 2012 / Natalie Holmes

A looming, Berghainian former power station set the perfect scene for one of TEDx’s biggest events to date, as local and international guests and speakers entered awestruck to mutters of that familiar phrase: ‘only in Berlin’.

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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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