A Mighty Purpose: How Jim Grant Sold the World on Saving Its Children
Fifield, Adam
ISBN 10: 1590516036 ISBN 13: 9781590516034
Published by Other Press (NY), 2015
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Nominated by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 to head UNICEF, Grant ran the United Nations agency for 15 years and became the most powerful advocate for children the world has ever seen. Grant at first met fierce resistance at the United Nations and in his own organisation. But as he kept toppling obstacle after obstacle, he eventually won over even his most stubborn detractors. Grant spearheaded a near quadrupling of worldwide childhood immunization rates and launched a movement that profoundly altered the face of global health and international development.
About the Author: Adam Fifield’s work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Sun-Times, Village Voice, Philadelphia Magazine, and Philadelphia Inquirer, where he was a staff writer. He is also the author of A Blessing Over Ashes (William Morrow, 2000), a memoir about his Cambodian foster brother. From 2007 to 2013, he served as the Deputy Director of Editorial and Creative Services at the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.
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Title: A Mighty Purpose: How Jim Grant Sold the ...
Publisher: Other Press (NY)
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
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