The premise of this foundation is one life on this planet is no more valuable than the next.
Melinda GatesIn the developing world, they don't have smartphones yet. They have the older plastic phones, but women are saving money on those, because they don't have access to banks. Having that access to digital money changes everything for her because she actually doesn't have to negotiate with her husband, which she will tell you is very hard in these circumstances, especially when the means are meager. She's expected to have money to pay for the kids' health or to help with the school fees.
Melinda GatesI realized that the only way to get into a good college was to be valedictorian or salutatorian. So that was my goal.
Melinda Gates