[Melinda Gates] cites MDG4 - the reduction of child deaths. A whole host of countries you might not expect are doing very well against that goal, she says. Malawi, Bangladesh and Ethiopia are all making exciting progress on some of the MDGs.
In October they will be in London. Next year they will go to Germany and France and possibly Spain. They are going to spread the word through an event they call Living Proof, which will tell of the success stories in aid and development. There are two ways of trying to stir the well-to-do into action on behalf of the poorone is to shock them into reaching for their wallets and the other is to show them how aid can make a difference. Mr and Mrs Gates are headed determinedly down the second road.