Words matter. These are the best Helene D. Gayle Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
The more you look into health and health inequalities, you realize that a lot of it is not due to a particular disease – it’s really linked to underlying societal issues such as poverty, inequity, lack of access to safe drinking water and housing. And these are all the things we focus on at CARE.
When I walk into a room that is all white and all male, I’m sitting on the outside of that club. That’s sometimes an intimidating experience. But I think that everywhere that I’ve gotten is because I’ve worked hard. I have the experience, I have the credentials – I continue not to take any of that for granted.
Early marriage is most prevalent in communities suffering deep, chronic poverty.
I always knew that I wanted to do the most that I could for the most people.
I was the middle of five children, and we were five very opinionated siblings. That probably pushed me to learn to speak up for myself.
We always say at CARE that we would love to see if we can work ourselves out of business.
The difference between rich and poor is becoming more extreme, and as income inequality widens the wealth gap in major nations, education, health and social mobility are all threatened.
At the Centers for Disease Control, I rose up fairly quickly into management positions. The first team I led there included many people who had been my supervisors in previous roles or were more senior than I was. So it was kind of a daunting challenge.
CARE and our partner organizations have found that one of the most effective ways of stopping child marriage is to tap into a parent’s love for their child. When parents learn about the consequences of child marriage, they’re far less likely to push their children into it.
There is no doubt that a woman’s economic empowerment is very much interconnected to her health and the well being of her children.
Ethiopia’s government is doing a commendable job of working closely with donors and humanitarian organizations to educate parents about child marriage, and to support organizations like the Hamlin Fistula Hospital.
With political will and strategic initiatives, we can prevent more and more of our global neighbors from falling into the abyss of poverty and instead give future generations the opportunities they need to rise to their fullest potential.
