These are difficult times for everyone, but even more so for those directly impacted by these decisions. As we mourn, let us come together and organize, for collective action remains our most powerful tool to create change.
Founder of Pivotal. Co-founder of the Gates Foundation. Author of The Moment of Lift.
Today I am thinking of the people I’ve met around the world—children, parents, health workers, teachers—who will be harmed by the Trump administration’s decision to try to dismantle USAID and walk back U.S. leadership in global health and poverty reduction.? ? I’m thinking, too, about the dangerous ripple effects this will cause. In an increasingly interconnected world, we’re all better off when lifesaving medicines are developed and delivered, when disease outbreaks are halted, and when nations lift themselves out of poverty. ? Strong leaders throughout history have understood that foreign aid builds a heathier, safer, more prosperous world—and that’s a goal everyone should be able to get behind.