The most inspiring piece of advice I've gotten is simply to persevere. My mom taught me to always keep going no matter what from an early age. When it feels too difficult to push forward, I always remind myself, 'This too shall pass,' and then I redouble my efforts.

Helping others isn't a chore, it is one of the greatest gifts there is. I want to challenge the next generation of women to find a way to give back that inspires and fulfills them and weave it into their daily lives. If the next generation can learn that early on, we have a real chance to change the world.

It's always a tricky thing, trying to make aid sustainable.

Take good care of your skin and hydrate. If you have good skin, everything else will fall into place.

In a hundred years, how do you want the world to be? Everybody should get together to make the world a better place.

I grew up watching films. Film has been part of my life since I was a child.

Every day we hear about the dangers of cancer, heart disease and AIDS. But how many of us realize that, in much of the world, the act of giving life to a child is still the biggest killer of women of child-bearing age?