The people of Liberia know what it means to be deprived of clean water. But we also know what it means to see our children begin to smile again, with a restoration of hope and faith in the future.

I just think that unless you have that cohesiveness in the family unit, the male character tends to become very dominant, repressive and insensitive. So much of this comes also from a lack of education.

If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.

Ebola is not just a health crisis. Across West Africa, a generation of young people risks being lost to an economic catastrophe.

The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.

There is no easy fix or youth unemployment. Partnership between the public and private sectors can make a big difference.

In Liberia, our main obstacle is infrastructure: the lights, the water, the roads. Companies can't operate without those things. And even though we have commitments from our partners, it takes time to turn commitments into cash.