The world needs to invest in women if global poverty is to be addressed, according to the CEO of Hunger Relief International, Rachel Zelon. 

Speaking to Stephen Cole on CGTN Europe's Innovation Action Change special, Zelon said investment is key to freeing women from the poverty trap.

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"We women are incredibly powerful. What we need to do as a world is to invest. It's not a tremendous amount. We need to invest our energy. We need to invest our time, give them the tools that they need to not just survive, but to thrive."

Also on the panel was the executive vice-chairman of the YouChange China Social Entrepreneur Foundation, Tang Min. He highlighted how education is important in lifting people out of poverty in China. 

"The problem in China is that in the poor, rural areas, the quality of education is not very high … For example, in the past, there were a lot of middle-aged women [in these rural areas], they may not have gotten their higher education before.

"So now we create lifelong training programs for them to improve their skills so that they can make more income," Tang said. 

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