“You probably don't think twice about going into your kitchen and turning a few knobs to prepare a meal for yourself and your family on an electric or gas range. But for nearly 3 billion people in developing countries who depend on solid fuels to cook their food, the simple act of cooking results in 4 million premature deaths every year from exposure to toxic smoke.” PeopleThinkingYearsCountrySimpleResultsMillionsDependsCookingBillionsSmokeDevelopingCooksRangeOur FamilyMealsKitchenFuelGasToxicElectricExposurePrematureThink TwiceDeveloping CountriesKnobsPremature Death Author:Kathy Calvin
“When the Berlin Wall fell and suddenly all those countries had burgeoning democracies, women were still being left out. The big turning point, about ten years ago, was moving from a notion of empowering women to actually looking at where you can make the most difference, and it's in a girl's life.” YearsStillsCountryBigsMovingGirlLeftDifferencesDemocracyWallTenYears AgoNotionEmpoweringEmpowering WomenBerlinTurning PointsLeft OutBerlin Wall Author:Kathy Calvin
