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Jenny Russell

Title Director, Policy & Advocacy, Post-2015
Organization Save the Children

Jenny Russell is leading Save the Children’s policy and advocacy work on the post-2015 development framework in the United States.  Jenny has over eighteen years of experience in political advocacy, coalition building, and implementation of issue campaigns for development and humanitarian organizations.

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Ending Poverty in Our Generation: A New Report

January 18, 2013 / Jenny Russell

A look at possible international development and aid goals for post 2015 that will focus on ending poverty and hunger while also improving access to clean water, healthcare and education.

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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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