Women aren't the problem but the solution. The plight of girls is no more a tragedy than an opportunity.

If you just try to make rational arguments about why people should care about Congo and how 5 million people have died, then people tend not to be receptive. But once you've created a connection of empathy, rational arguments can play a supportive role.

The tide of history is turning women from beasts of burden and sexual playthings into full-fledged human beings.

There seems to be this sense among even well-meaning Americans that Africa is this black hole of murder and mutilation that can never be fixed, no matter what aid is brought in.

It's important not to demonize [Donald's] Trump voters.

Usually people are very much focused on keeping their kids alive.

I think it's dangerous to be optimistic. Things could go terribly wrong virtually overnight