By: Andy McCormick, Vice President, Public Affairs, The Hershey Company
Economic Empowerment
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On Saturday, March 22, organizations will commemorate World Water Day as a way to stress the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. One company passionate about ending water scarcity is Xylem Inc.
Today I would like to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Pfizer’s Global Health Fellows (GHF) Program.

Recently, I spoke with Angela Baker, Qualcomm’s Senior Manager of Wireless Reach and Government Affairs, on how mobile technology is a smart, important, and versatile tool for empowering women throughout many aspects of their lives – be it their livelihood, their safety, or their healthcare.
Humanitarian organizations call it a crisis unlike any other. The worst drought in 60 years in Sub-Saharan Africa, coupled with conflict in Somali last year, left 13 million people at risk for starvation and malnutrition—a number greater than all the inhabitants of New York City and Los Angeles.
"Why give money to people who don't like us?"
"We're broke at home, so how can we afford to send money to people abroad?"
By Priya Agrawal, Executive Director, Merck for Mothers
Small and medium-size businesses are a huge part of the American economy; the Small Business Administration estimates that the 23 million small businesses in the United States account for 54% of all U.S. sales.
