Wondering how the new campaign to Beat Extreme Poverty came together? 

To find out, I spoke to the Gates Foundation's Tom Scott at the press conference kicking off the campaign late last month. Watch the video to learn why these three great organizations—Global Citizen, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and legendary soccer club FC Barcelona—decided to join forces, and what that means for the fight against poverty. 

To get involved in this exciting new campaign, click here. 

Disclosure: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is a funding partner of Global Citizen.

Editor's note: This piece has been updated to include a disclosure that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is a funding partner of Global Citizen. We regret the oversight.