To educate girls is to reduce poverty.

The global work of the United Nations is not without reason compared to that of a family - striving for a common goal in concert with all members for a better future.

If information and knowledge are central to democracy, they are the conditions for development.

Microfinance recognizes that poor people are remarkable reservoirs of energy and knowledge

In countries where democracy is either non-existent or in development, on the other hand, citizens crave those freedoms. Maybe that is one lesson Western citizens can learn from those countries: treasure what you have. Use your rights and freedoms to effect the change you want.

I think what gives me hope is I have the sense that the people of Kenya have turned the page. They are keen to get a new political dispensation. They are keen to fight corruption and impunity, and in that sense they are leaving the political elite behind.

To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.