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Kate Roberts is the founder of YouthAIDS and Five & Alive, two marketing campaigns implemented by the global health organization PSI (Population Services International), where she is Vice President. Honored as a “CNN Hero,” one of Vogue's 100 Women, and a Fox News “Power Player of the Week," Roberts continues to forge innovative public and private partnerships to improve health and opportunity around the world. In 2007, the World Economic Forum named Roberts a Young Global Leader. She currently serves on the Forum’s Global Health Advisory Board.

PSI is a global non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health of people in the developing world by focusing on serious challenges like a lack of family planning, HIV/AIDS, maternal health, and the greatest threats to children under five, including malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia and malnutrition. (www.psi.org)

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Davos 2013: A Jumping-Off Point for Young Leaders to Address Girls' and Women's Health

(0) Comments | Posted January 24, 2013 | 9:44 AM

Yesterday, I had a brief glimpse into what it must feel like to be a Bond girl.

I had just arrived in Switzerland for the 2013 World Economic Forum, yet rather than calmly entering Davos, I found myself leaping from a moving Alpine train in heels, with my luggage...

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What If Mark Zuckerberg Were Born A Girl In Rwanda?

(55) Comments | Posted March 6, 2012 | 2:16 PM

On Thursday, March 8, Facebook users around the world will be celebrating International Women's Day and its 2012 theme, "Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures."

It's a fitting outlet in which to celebrate, because the story of Facebook exemplifies precisely why the global community needs to invest in young minds...

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"Wait, My Snow Boots Are at Coat Check": The REAL Survival Guide to Davos

(1) Comments | Posted January 23, 2012 | 2:54 PM

At the 1984 Winter Olympics, Jayne Torvill proved to the world that a British gal could navigate her way across ice -- and the global stage -- with grace and balance.

I pray that I won't squander her legacy this week.

I've just arrived in blistery Davos, Switzerland for...

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