Community Health Worker Noria Issak speaks about contraceptive use to Fatuma Masan during a home visit in the Korogocho slum in Kenya.
May 14, 2012 by Gary Darmstadt
My hope is that this conversation that Melinda has started will get us closer to the moment where it is not controversial that all women and men around the world have equitable access to contraceptives.
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Nikuze Aziza carries a sack of food aid to her family's house from a warehouse in Rwanda.
May 03, 2012 by Laurie Goering
By 2050, the planet will need at least 70 percent more food than it does today, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization predicts.
Math teacher Doris Zuniz
May 11, 2012 by Chelsea Clinton
I hope someday to have students feel about me the way I feel about Mrs. Mitchell!
May 07, 2012 / Amie Newman
Whatever your feelings surrounding Melinda's newest and long term "crusade", it's hard to argue with the experiences Melinda's had with the poorest women around the world, her passion which fuels this agenda, and, ultimately, the incredible stories of women and men from around the world about family planning.
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April 25, 2012 / Alexandra Farnum
Today is World Malaria Day. Every day, while we go about our daily life, mosquitoes carrying the malaria parasite are making people sick in countries around the world where malaria still exists.
April 17, 2012 / Rodger Voorhies
Cash is simple, portable, anonymous, easily exchangeable at an agreed value by both buyer and seller, and accepted nearly everywhere. Yet the physical nature of cash creates big transaction costs, and a wide range of security and transparency risks.
April 16, 2012 / Michele Ernsting
Melinda Gates, you’re right! Women should have access to the contraceptive or family planning method of their choice. And yes, it should be the most normal thing in the world.
April 12, 2012 / Sam Dryden
Leaders across the continent, and around the world, have recognized the critical role small farmers play in reducing hunger and poverty, and more to the point, realizing Africa’s prosperity.