A short public speech by First Lady Melania Trump calling for safeguarding children while promoting education, innovation, and technology. She announces the creation of a global coalition named "Fostering the Future Together" to advance children's well-being in the digital age and says she will host its inaugural meeting at the White House in the first quarter of 2026.
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September 24, 2025.
Fostering the Future Together.
At the White House during the first quarter of 2026.
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Good afternoon. Thank you for joining me today. We all have been in that moment of personal reflection, looking out over our city's lights while time feels frozen. Behind each flickering light is a family at home, where parents work tirelessly to unlock brighter futures for their children. We have all stood there gazing, what can I do? As a child's dreamy world manifests their curiosity in the physical world, their imagination is a place filled with pastimes which adults often consider insignificant, unimportant. But I wonder, are these early childhood activities rehearsals for the future perfection of society, the blueprint for our progress? As children, we all played marbles, flew paper airplanes and ran with a thin string in our hand, watching our kites lift off. Great minds have turned marbles into microchips, paper airplanes into drones, and kites into satellites. Innovation is wonderful. Our nations benefit from advancements in technology, saving lives, expanding access to knowledge, connecting people, and of course, safety. Nothing comes before safety. We must safeguard healthy environments for our children. Protect their personal freedom, their confidence and motivation. Safety multiplies innovation. Since technology is evolving at a pace that exceeds lawmaking, we must identify simple solutions to protect our children. Ingenuity. Remember, our next generation will also teach to revolutionize how we live, travel, design and connect. The moment is now. I'm establishing Fostering the Future Together, a global coalition of nations committed to well being of children through the promotion of education, innovation and technology. Fostering the Future Together's mission is to ensure that every child can flourish in the digital era. I will be hosting Fostering the Future Together's inaugural meeting at the White house during the first quarter of 2026. Please join me to foster the Future Together. Let lead this movement in your region of the world. Work with me to empower children to achieve new heights across our planet. Thank you.
