Solution to Poverty: Women!

Why do microfinance organizations usually focus their assistance on women? And why does everyone benefit when women enter the work force and bring home regular pay checks? While violence against women is one of the greatest and most under-recognized global phenomena, there’s a growing recognition among everyone — from the World Bank to the U.S. military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff to aid organizations — that focusing on women and girls is the most effective way to fight global poverty and extremism. Read on for Saima, Abbas, and Tererai’s tales of empowerment.

John Grogan

“A dog is the greatest gift a parent can give a child. OK, a good education, then a dog.”

Bill Gates

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”

Jane O’Reilly

“Maybe the greatest challenge now is to find a way to keep independence while also committing ourselves to the ties that bind people, families, and ultimately societies together.”

The Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

In January of 2001, Christopher McDougall asked his doctor a simple question, “How come my foot hurts?” The doctor’s response to that question would change the course of his life and ultimately send him on a journey where he would find an answer — but only, as he puts it in his own words, “after I found myself in the middle of the greatest race the world would never see.” This excerpt shares more from his book, “Born to Run”, that tells the true story of the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico’s Copper Canyon. The book explores the secrets behind their phenomenal abilities and challenges our common beliefs about this popular form of exercise.