Africans didn't want saving, thank you very much, least of all not by me. Jacqueline Novogratz More Quotes by Jacqueline Novogratz More Quotes From Jacqueline Novogratz I'm relentless in that I deeply believe in people. Jacqueline Novogratz relentlessbelievepeople Freedom ultimately is dignity. And dignity, not income, is the opposite of poverty. Jacqueline Novogratz incomepovertyopposites There are cases where government-to-government aid actually has worked. Look at the eradication of smallpox and the near eradication of polio. But these are really top down solutions that require government-to-government support and aid. Jacqueline Novogratz top-downsupportgovernment I have seen that traditional approaches to charity and aid don't solve problems of poverty. In fact, too often they create dependence. Jacqueline Novogratz povertycharityfacts My whole life has been spent with people who have taken every knock in the world. No advantages. Yet they greet you with a big smile, they give you what they have, and they keep coming back. They are the fighters. Jacqueline Novogratz takengivingpeople I wrote 'The Blue Sweater' to inspire more people to become engaged in working to solve the problems of global poverty. Jacqueline Novogratz sweatersbluepeople I think I still have a great sense of adventure and trust, and am surprisingly idealistic given all the horrible things I've seen since I was 25. I think how I have changed is that I have a much deeper understanding of the dark forces in the world, of power. Jacqueline Novogratz darkadventurethinking I believe the government should ensure all children are provided with a good education. Jacqueline Novogratz governmentbelievechildren The older I get, the more determined I feel to do whatever I can to help release that human potential somehow. Not in a fluffy way nor in a hardcore way. But in that middle ground, that marriage of love and power. I'm not afraid of either. Jacqueline Novogratz fluffyhelpingway People have to understand that unless social enterprise is experimental, it will not succeed in making a difference. Jacqueline Novogratz making-a-differencedifferencespeople Human beings want to see each other. We want to be heard by each other. Jacqueline Novogratz thought-provokingheardwant Human beings tend not to spend money on health preventionally. We tend to spend it on top treatment. Jacqueline Novogratz treatmenthuman-beingshumans Just start Don't wait for perfection. Just start and let the work teach you. Jacqueline Novogratz teachperfectionwaiting Don't let people tell you to do it this way. You are on the verge of figuring out hybrid models -- with companies and nonprofits, markets, government, crowd-sourced philanthropy. The capitalist system as we know it is not working. Jacqueline Novogratz crowdsgovernmentpeople To be part of building a movement, you have to keep moving. Jacqueline Novogratz buildingmovementmoving There are probably no more market-oriented individuals on the planet, than low income people. Jacqueline Novogratz low-incomethought-provokingpeople The time for us to begin innovating and looking for new solutions is now. Jacqueline Novogratz provokingthought-provokingsolutions The human spirit is extraordinary. If we give the 3 billion people who live in poverty the opportunity to change their lives, they will. For too long, we've looked at needing to "save" these people - with an emphasis on "these people" - rather than removing the constraints keeping them from solving their own problems. Jacqueline Novogratz opportunitylongpeople It's about all of us, and the kind of world that we, together, want to live in and share. Jacqueline Novogratz thought-provokingtogetherworld People really don't want handouts, that they want to make their own decisions. Jacqueline Novogratz thought-provokingdecisionpeople
