“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
“Global is a unifying bond for people. Once they get outside their own heads and their own communities and see themselves in a broader framework, it really changes their sense of what they can get done. It all adds up for us.” PeopleDoneCommunityAddFrameworkUnifying Author:Kathy Calvin
“I'm inspired by the resilience of people around the world.” PeopleWorldInspiredResilienceAround The World Author:Kathy Calvin
“The resilience and the resourcefulness of people to make a better life, to survive, to give their children something better than they had, is so inspiring. I look at how hard it must be to get up every day and fight that battle and I think, Wow, anything I'm doing just has to be in service.” PeopleThinkingGivingLooksChildrenHardFightingBattleResilienceGet UpWowBetter LifeSomething BetterResourcefulness Author:Kathy Calvin
“One of the things that people aren't aware of is how much progress is being made in eradicating poverty and providing a healthier life and longevity for people around the world.” PeopleWorldMadePovertyProgressAround The WorldProvidingLongevityHealthier Life Author:Kathy Calvin
“Young people aren't the leaders of tomorrow. They are the leaders of today and tomorrow.” PeopleTodayYoungLeaderTomorrowToday And TomorrowLeaders Of Tomorrow Author:Kathy Calvin
