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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I believe in the power of books to change the world. Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. Gerry did have one other piece of critical advice: change the name.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

For them, that was a measure of change and a measure of impact. KR: Well, I think people like yourself who work in the media, and who are journalists and who blog, can do a great job of telling the story of why investing in women is such a remarkable way of making change in the world.

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