Helene D. Gayle Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“When I want to explain why empowering girls and women is critical to fighting poverty, I often tell a person's story. It's easier to relate to a personal story than to global data telling us that the majority of the billion people who live on less than $2 per day are women and girls. We are often told to never treat a person like a statistic.”

“With political will and strategic initiatives, we can prevent more and more of our global neighbors from falling into the abyss of poverty and instead give future generations the opportunities they need to rise to their fullest potential.”

“I was the middle of five children, and we were five very opinionated siblings. That probably pushed me to learn to speak up for myself.”

“There is no doubt that a woman's economic empowerment is very much interconnected to her health and the well being of her children.”

“We know that if you educate a girl, as the saying goes, you educate a nation. That girl will get married later, she will have fewer children, she's more likely to earn an income, and that income is more likely to be plowed back into the family so that the family benefits.”

“As many as half of Ethiopia's girls become wives before becoming adults. But Ethiopia is also a place where lasting solutions to child marriage are starting to make a difference.”

“Early marriage is most prevalent in communities suffering deep, chronic poverty.”

“My father had the main barber- and beauty-supply business in the African-American community in Buffalo.”

“We always say at CARE that we would love to see if we can work ourselves out of business.”

“CARE and our partner organizations have found that one of the most effective ways of stopping child marriage is to tap into a parent's love for their child. When parents learn about the consequences of child marriage, they're far less likely to push their children into it.”