Boston was on my family's mind this morning.“How can somebody build a bomb to do harm to others when he knows that it will hurt or can kill?”As my 7-year-old daughter asked me this question while I drove her to school, my eyes filled with tears. Once again I felt I had to … [Read more...]
3 Ways To Help Empower Women Without Leaving Your Home
March is International Women's Month and it helps raise awareness of how much still needs to be done to ensure women and girls around the globe can lead better lives, have more access to education and jobs. Here are three things you can do to empower women around the globe … [Read more...]
28 days of impact: 2 moms, pneumonia and vaccines
What can I possibly have in common with a woman in Congo? More than what you might think. We both know what it’s like to see your daughter fight for every breath. And we both know about the importance of vaccines.Anne Loumpangou almost lost her daughter, Emmanuelle, to … [Read more...]
Freedom and civil rights: don’t take them for granted
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech is one of the most powerful ever written. His dream needs to be kept alive. I am proud that my children know it and have learned what it stands for. Their schools have done a great job at explaining it year after year according to … [Read more...]
Maggie Fox on climate change, next steps and spreading the word
Climate change and global warming have become crucial issues for me and in many ways, I owe it to the Climate Reality Project's presentation during the Social Good Summit in September. I realized we can all do more and I was inspired in particular by Climate Reality's CEO, Maggie … [Read more...]
Global warming and climate change: a reality that needs addressing
Bad weather affects everybody. We are seeing patterns change, storms get deadlier and extreme weather events that happened once in a while seem to be becoming more and more common. As a mother, it worries me. Global warming for me is a reality and I felt the need to do something. … [Read more...]
Let’s end polio
Although levels of polio are at an all-time low, with only 145 new cases reported this year, it remains a threat, especially for three polio-endemic countries: Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan. That's why I am joining [email protected] to help vaccinate 40,000 children by raising … [Read more...]