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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.83,0:00:04.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been living in rural East Africa\Nfor about 10 years,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.34,0:00:08.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I want to share a field perspective\Nwith you on global poverty.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.23,0:00:10.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe that the greatest failure\Nof the human race
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.51,0:00:13.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the fact that we've left more than\None billion of our members behind.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.08,0:00:16.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hungry, extreme poverty:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.66,0:00:20.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these often seem like gigantic,\Ninsurmountable problems
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.15,0:00:22.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,too big to solve,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.18,0:00:24.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but as a field practitioner,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.11,0:00:26.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe these are actually\Nvery solvable problems
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.75,0:00:30.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we just take the right strategies.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.46,0:00:32.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Archimedes was an ancient Greek thinker,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.84,0:00:34.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he taught us that if we lean\Non the right levers,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.93,0:00:37.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can move the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.13,0:00:40.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the fight against extreme poverty,\NI believe there are three powerful levers
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.71,0:00:42.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we can lean on.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.07,0:00:45.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This talk is all about those levers,\Nand why they make poverty
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.20,0:00:47.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a winnable fight in our lifetimes.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.93,0:00:50.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is extreme poverty?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.25,0:00:52.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I first moved to rural East Africa,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.47,0:00:54.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I stayed overnight with a farm family.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.84,0:00:57.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were wonderful people.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.02,0:00:59.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They invited me into their home.\NWe sang songs together
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.80,0:01:01.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and ate a simple dinner.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.05,0:01:03.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They gave me a blanket\Nto sleep on the floor.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.62,0:01:06.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the morning, however,\Nthere was nothing to eat,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.33,0:01:10.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then at lunchtime, I watched\Nwith an increasingly sick feeling
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.11,0:01:14.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the eldest girl in the family\Ncooked porridge as a substitute for lunch.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.98,0:01:19.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For that meal, every child\Ndrank one cup to survive,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.45,0:01:22.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I cannot tell you how ashamed\NI felt when they handed one
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.46,0:01:27.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of those cups to me, and I knew\NI had to accept their hospitality.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.07,0:01:31.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Children need food not only to survive\Nbut also to grow physically and mentally.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.49,0:01:35.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every day they fail to eat,\Nthey lose a little bit of their future.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.32,0:01:38.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Amongst the extreme poor,\None in three children
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.02,0:01:42.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are permanently stunted\Nfrom a lifetime of not eating enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.33,0:01:44.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When that's combined\Nwith poor access to health care,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.92,0:01:50.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one in 10 extremely poor children\Ndie before they reach age five,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.07,0:01:52.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and only one quarter of children\Ncomplete high school
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.62,0:01:54.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they lack school fees.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.26,0:01:57.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hunger and extreme poverty\Ncurb human potential
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.58,0:02:00.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in every possible way.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.26,0:02:05.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We see ourselves as a thinking,\Nfeeling, and moral human race,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.20,0:02:08.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but until we solve these problems\Nfor all of our members,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.09,0:02:10.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we fail that standard,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.28,0:02:12.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because every person\Non this planet matters.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.92,0:02:14.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This child matters.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.80,0:02:17.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These children matter.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.25,0:02:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This girl matters.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.42,0:02:22.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, we see things like this,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.25,0:02:23.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're upset by them,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.74,0:02:25.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they seem like such big problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.72,0:02:28.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't know how\Nto take effective action.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.58,0:02:30.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But remember our friend Archimedes.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.81,0:02:34.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Global poverty has powerful levers.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.04,0:02:36.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a problem like any other.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.19,0:02:38.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I live and work in the field,\Nand as a practitioner,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.66,0:02:41.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe these are very\Nsolvable problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.42,0:02:42.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So for the the next 10 minutes,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.77,0:02:45.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let's not be sad\Nabout the state of the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.02,0:02:47.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's engage our brains.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.04,0:02:49.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's engage our collective passion\Nfor problem-solving
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.87,0:02:52.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and figure out what those levers are.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.67,0:02:56.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lever number one: most\Nof the world's poor are farmers.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.14,0:02:58.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think about how extraordinary this is.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.50,0:03:00.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If this picture represents\Nthe world's poor,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.79,0:03:03.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then more than half engage in farming
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.45,0:03:04.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a major source of income.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.71,0:03:06.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This gets me really excited.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.54,0:03:09.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, all of these people,\None profession.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.04,0:03:12.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think how powerful this is.\NWhen farmers become more productive,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.58,0:03:15.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then more than half the world's poor\Nearn more money
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.37,0:03:16.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and climb out of poverty.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.100,0:03:18.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it gets better.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.28,0:03:20.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The product of farming\Nis, of course, food,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.47,0:03:23.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so when farmers become more productive,\Nthey earn more food,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.68,0:03:25.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they don't just help themselves,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.57,0:03:29.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they help to feed healthy communities\Nand thriving economies.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.51,0:03:33.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when farmers become more productive,\Nthey reduce environmental pressure.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.30,0:03:35.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We only have two ways\Nwe can feed the world:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.83,0:03:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can either make our existing farmland\Na lot more productive,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.00,0:03:42.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or we can clearcut forest and savannah\Nto make more farmland,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.65,0:03:45.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which would be environmentally disastrous.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.15,0:03:49.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Farmers are basically\Na really important leverage point.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.20,0:03:51.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When farmers become more productive,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.43,0:03:54.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they earn more income,\Nthey climb out of poverty,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.06,0:03:58.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they feed their communities, and they\Nreduce environmental land pressure.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.32,0:04:02.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Farmers stand at the center of the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.33,0:04:04.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And not a farmer like this one,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.28,0:04:06.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but rather this lady.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.31,0:04:08.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of the farmers I know\Nare actually women.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.72,0:04:12.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look at the strength and the will\Nradiating from this woman.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.20,0:04:14.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She is physically strong, mentally tough,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.47,0:04:17.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she will do whatever it takes\Nto earn a better life for her children.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.50,0:04:20.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we're going to put the future\Nof humanity in one person's hands,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.59,0:04:22.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then I'm really glad it's her.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.86,0:04:25.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.18,0:04:29.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's just one problem:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.66,0:04:34.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many smallholder farmers\Nlack access to basic tools and knowledge.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.97,0:04:38.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Currently, they take a little bit\Nof saved food grain from the prior year,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.29,0:04:41.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they plant it in the ground,\Nand they till it with a manual hand hoe.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.98,0:04:44.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are tools and techniques\Nthat date to the Bronze Age,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.61,0:04:48.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's why many farmers\Nare still very poor.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.36,0:04:50.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But good news, again.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.41,0:04:51.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lever number two:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.61,0:04:56.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,humanity actually solved the problem\Nof agricultural poverty a century ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.22,0:05:00.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me walk you through the three\Nmost basic factors in farming.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.06,0:05:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, hybrid seed is created\Nwhen you cross two seeds together.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.68,0:05:07.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you naturally pollinate\Na high-yielding variety
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.36,0:05:09.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,together with a drought-resistant variety,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.63,0:05:13.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you get a hybrid that inherits\Npositive traits from both of its parents.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.64,0:05:17.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next, conventional fertilizer,\Nif used responsibly,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.26,0:05:19.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is environmentally sustainable.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.32,0:05:22.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you micro-dose\Njust a pinch of fertilizer
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.66,0:05:24.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a plant that's taller than I am,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.71,0:05:27.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you unlock enormous yield gain.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.38,0:05:29.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are known as farm inputs.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.51,0:05:31.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Farm inputs need to be combined\Nwith good practice.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.96,0:05:36.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you space your seeds,\Nand plant with massive amounts of compost,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.19,0:05:38.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,farmers multiply their harvests.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.82,0:05:41.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These proven tools and practices\Nhave more than tripled
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.42,0:05:44.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,agricultural productivity\Nin every major region of the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.74,0:05:48.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,moving mass numbers of people\Nout of poverty.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.19,0:05:51.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We just haven't finished delivering\Nthese things to everybody just yet,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.30,0:05:53.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.85,0:05:55.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So overall, this is amazing news.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.80,0:05:59.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Humanity actually solved\Nagricultural poverty a century ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.54,0:06:00.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in theory.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.95,0:06:04.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We just haven't delivered these things\Nto everybody just yet.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.21,0:06:06.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this century, the reason\Nthat people remain poor
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.77,0:06:09.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that maybe they live in remote places.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.17,0:06:11.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They lack access to these things.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.97,0:06:16.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore, ending poverty is simply\Na matter of delivering proven goods
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.57,0:06:18.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and services to people.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.39,0:06:20.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't need more genius types right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.73,0:06:23.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The humble delivery guy\Nis going to end global poverty
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.84,0:06:25.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in our lifetime.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.50,0:06:27.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So these are the three levers,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.70,0:06:30.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the most powerful lever\Nis simply delivery.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.52,0:06:34.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wherever the world's companies,\Ngovernments, and non-profits
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.93,0:06:37.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,set up delivery networks\Nfor life-improving goods,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.32,0:06:40.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we eliminate poverty.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.02,0:06:42.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, so that sounds\Nreally nice in theory,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.39,0:06:43.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what about in practice?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.55,0:06:46.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do these delivery networks look like?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.01,0:06:48.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I want to share\Nthe concrete example that I know best,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.67,0:06:51.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my organization, One Acre Fund.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.10,0:06:52.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We only serve the farmer,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.73,0:06:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and our job is to provide her\Nwith the tools that she needs to succeed.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.04,0:06:59.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We start off by delivering farm inputs\Nto really rural places.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.44,0:07:01.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, this may appear\Ninitially very challenging,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.79,0:07:03.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's pretty possible. Let me show you.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.88,0:07:06.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We buy farm inputs with the combined power\Nof our farmer network,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.81,0:07:09.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and store it in 20 warehouses like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.64,0:07:13.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, during input delivery,\Nwe rent hundreds of 10-ton trucks
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.38,0:07:16.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and send them out to where farmers\Nare waiting in the field.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.79,0:07:20.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They then get their individual orders\Nand walk it home to their farms.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.45,0:07:23.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's kind of like Amazon\Nfor rural farmers.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.32,0:07:28.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Importantly, realistic delivery\Nalso includes finance, a way to pay.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.39,0:07:33.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Farmers pay us little by little over time,\Ncovering most of our expenses.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.62,0:07:36.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then we surround\Nall that with training.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.07,0:07:39.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our rural field officers\Ndeliver practical, hands-on training
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.72,0:07:41.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to farmers in the field
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.28,0:07:43.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every two weeks.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.52,0:07:47.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wherever we deliver our services,\Nfarmers use these tools
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.02,0:07:48.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to climb out of poverty.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.95,0:07:51.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a farmer\Nin our program, Consolata.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.96,0:07:54.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look at the pride on her face.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.18,0:07:57.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She has achieved a modest prosperity\Nthat I believe is the human right
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.99,0:08:01.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of every hardworking person on the planet.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.31,0:08:05.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, I'm proud to say that we're serving\Nabout 400,000 farmers like Consolata.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.93,0:08:09.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.12,0:08:14.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The key to doing this\Nis scalable delivery.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.75,0:08:17.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In any given area, we hire\Na rural field officer
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.48,0:08:20.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who delivers our services\Nto 200 farmers on average,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.50,0:08:23.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with more than 1,000 people\Nliving in those families.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.99,0:08:27.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, we have 2,000\Nof these rural field officers
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.37,0:08:28.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,growing very quickly.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.85,0:08:30.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is our delivery army,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.77,0:08:32.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're just one organization.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.90,0:08:35.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are many companies,\Ngovernments, and non-profits
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.67,0:08:38.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that have delivery armies just like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.44,0:08:40.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I believe we stand at a moment in time
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.23,0:08:45.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where collectively, we are capable of\Ndelivering farm services to all farmers.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.51,0:08:48.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me show you how possible this is.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.03,0:08:50.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a map of Sub-Saharan Africa,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.14,0:08:52.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a map of the United States for scale.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.15,0:08:55.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I chose Sub-Saharan Africa because\Nthis is a huge delivery territory.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.97,0:08:57.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's very challenging.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.42,0:09:01.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we analyzed every 50 mile\Nby 50 mile block on the continent,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.26,0:09:06.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we found that half of farmers\Nlive in just these shaded regions.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.85,0:09:10.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's a remarkably small area overall.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.04,0:09:12.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you were to lay these boxes\Nnext to each other
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.42,0:09:14.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,within a map of the United States,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.10,0:09:16.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they would only cover\Nthe Eastern United States.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.78,0:09:20.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, you can order pizza\Nanywhere in this territory
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.40,0:09:24.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it'll arrive to your house\Nhot, fresh, and delicious.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.76,0:09:27.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If America can deliver pizza\Nto an area of this size,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.85,0:09:30.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then Africa's companies,\Ngovernments, and non-profits
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.99,0:09:34.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can deliver farm services\Nto all of her farmers.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.23,0:09:36.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.36,0:09:40.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to wrap up by generalizing\Nbeyond just farming.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.54,0:09:42.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In every field of human development,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.63,0:09:46.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,humanity has already invented\Neffective tools to end poverty.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.54,0:09:48.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We just need to deliver them.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.23,0:09:50.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So again, in every area\Nof human development,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.59,0:09:53.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,super-smart people a long time ago\Ninvented inexpensive,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.78,0:09:56.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,highly effective tools.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.06,0:10:00.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Humanity is armed to the teeth\Nwith simple, effective solutions
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.24,0:10:01.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to poverty.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.37,0:10:04.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We just need to deliver these\Nto a pretty small area.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.80,0:10:08.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again using the map\Nof Sub-Saharan Africa as an example,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.41,0:10:12.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,remember that rural poverty is\Nconcentrated in these blue shaded areas.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.34,0:10:17.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Urban poverty is even more concentrated,\Nin these green little dots.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.06,0:10:20.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again, using a map\Nof the United States for scale,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.02,0:10:24.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is what I would call\Na highly achievable delivery zone.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.44,0:10:26.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, for the first time\Nin human history,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.61,0:10:30.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have a vast amount of delivery\Ninfrastructure available to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.08,0:10:32.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The world's companies,\Ngovernments, and non-profits
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.63,0:10:35.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have delivery armies that are fully\Ncapable of covering
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.38,0:10:37.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this relatively small area.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.93,0:10:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We just lack the will.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.00,0:10:43.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we are willing,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.40,0:10:46.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every one of us has a role to play.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.18,0:10:49.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We first need more people to pursue\Ncareers in human development,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.52,0:10:52.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially if you live\Nin a developing nation.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.12,0:10:55.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need more frontline health workers,\Nteachers, farmer trainers,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.17,0:10:57.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sales agents for life-improving goods.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.67,0:11:00.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are the delivery people\Nthat dedicate their careers
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.07,0:11:02.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to improving the lives of others.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.59,0:11:04.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we also need a lot of support roles.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.76,0:11:08.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are roles available\Nat just my organization alone,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.87,0:11:10.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're just one out of many.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.61,0:11:14.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This may surprise you, but\Nno matter what your technical speciality,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.18,0:11:17.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is a role for you in this fight.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.17,0:11:20.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And no matter how logistically possible\Nit is to end poverty,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.46,0:11:22.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need a lot more resources.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.74,0:11:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is our number one constraint.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.00,0:11:28.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For private investors, we need\Na big expansion of venture capital,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.27,0:11:32.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,private equity, working capital,\Navailable in emerging markets.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.53,0:11:35.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But there are also limits\Nto what private business can accomplish.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.62,0:11:39.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Private businesses often struggle\Nto profitably serve the extreme poor,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.96,0:11:42.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so philanthropy still has\Na major role to play.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.89,0:11:45.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anybody can give, but we need\Nmore leadership.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.86,0:11:49.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need more visionary philanthropists
Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.40,0:11:52.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and global leaders who will take\Nproblems in human development
Dialogue: 0,0:11:52.05,0:11:55.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and lead humanity to wipe them\Noff the face of the planet.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.73,0:11:59.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're interested in these ideas,\Ncheck out this website.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.13,0:12:01.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need more leaders.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.30,0:12:04.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Humanity has put people on the moon.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.45,0:12:06.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've invented supercomputers\Nthat fit into our pockets
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.57,0:12:08.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and connect us with anybody on the planet.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.55,0:12:12.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've run marathons\Nat a five-minute mile pace.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:12.47,0:12:15.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are an exceptional people.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.26,0:12:19.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we've left more than one billion\Nof our members behind.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.26,0:12:21.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Until every girl like this one\Nhas an opportunity
Dialogue: 0,0:12:21.79,0:12:23.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to earn her full human potential,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.82,0:12:28.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have failed to become\Na truly moral and just human race.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.70,0:12:31.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Logistically speaking,\Nit's incredibly possible
Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.41,0:12:33.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to end extreme poverty.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.22,0:12:36.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We just need to deliver\Nproven goods and services
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.08,0:12:37.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to everybody.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.56,0:12:41.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we have the will, every one of us\Nhas a role to play.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.95,0:12:44.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's deploy our time, our careers,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.83,0:12:46.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our collective wealth.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.67,0:12:49.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let us deliver an end to extreme poverty
Dialogue: 0,0:12:49.70,0:12:51.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in this lifetime.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.60,0:12:53.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:53.17,0:12:57.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)