Globalization 4.0 needs to reach the world's most marginalized children

Jan 22, 2019

(L-R) Adriel, 6, Matheus 6, and Rian, 5, look at her classmate Michelly as they play during class at Sao Jose school in Morro Do Veridiano, Belagua Municipality, Maranhao state, Brazil, October 10, 2018. Picture taken October 10, 2018. According to the 2015 National Household Sample Survey (Pnad), 2.8 million children and adolescents aged 4 to 17 are out of school. More than half (53 percent) come from households whose income per capita does not exceed half the minimum wage, a value of 477 reais (~$123 USD). While Brazil is in the top ten economies in the world, there are still millions of people in the northeast of the country who are in extreme poverty. REUTERS/Nacho Doce TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC19675F85D0

The success of globalization 4.0 will be measured by how many of the poorest can access healthcare, education and food. Image: Reuters/Nacho Doce

Seth Berkley

Chief Executive Officer, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

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