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Watch what Melinda French Gates, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Bill Gates and others said about the future of progress at Goalkeepers 2022

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At #Goalkeepers2030 in New York City, Melinda French Gates and writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie sat down to discuss why women’s voices, and women’s anger, are necessary to drive progress in the world.

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This week, after a two-year hiatus, the Goalkeepers community came together in person once again in New York City. Over 450 changemakers from around the globe gathered to discuss why it is so important for the world to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals—and make progress towards improving and saving millions of lives. Watch the videos to find out what Melinda French Gates, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Bill Gates, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr and others had to say at Goalkeepers 2022. 

At #Goalkeepers2030 in New York City, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, shares how Freetown’s citizens are acting locally to make progress on the Sustainable Development Goals.
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