People really don't want handouts, that they want to make their own decisions. Jacqueline Novogratz More Quotes by Jacqueline Novogratz More Quotes From Jacqueline Novogratz The poor also are willing to make, and do make, smart decisions, if you give them that opportunity. Jacqueline Novogratz smartopportunitygiving Four billion people on Earth make less than four dollars a day. Jacqueline Novogratz thought-provokingdollarspeople The only way to end poverty, to make it history, is to build viable systems on the ground that deliver critical and affordable goods and services to the poor, in ways that are financially sustainable and scaleable. If we do that, we really can make poverty history. Jacqueline Novogratz thought-provokingpovertyway We often don't realize what our action & our inaction do to people we think we will never see & never know. Jacqueline Novogratz thought-provokingpeoplethinking Traditional charity and aid are never going to solve the problems of poverty. Jacqueline Novogratz thought-provokingpovertycharity When people gain income, they gain choice, and that is fundamental to dignity. Jacqueline Novogratz thought-provokingchoicespeople When we were walking through the narrow alleys [of the Mathare Valley slums], it was literally impossible not to step in the raw sewage and the garbage alongside the little homes. But at the same time it was also impossible not to see the human vitality, the aspiration and the ambition of the people who live there. Jacqueline Novogratz ambitionhomepeople I've heard it said that the most dangerous animal on the planet is the adolescent male. Jacqueline Novogratz motivationinspirationanimal So many low income people have seen so many failed promises broken and seen so many quacks and sporadic medicines offered to them that building trust takes a lot of time, takes a lot of patience. Jacqueline Novogratz medicinebrokenpeople There is power in creating a small model, and then you can create an alliance of other small models. Jacqueline Novogratz alliancescreatingmodels What would the world look like if we asked ourselves the following more often; are our actions helping others find a way to feel more freer, more dignified and more beautiful? Jacqueline Novogratz helping-othersbeautifullooks People need to believe that they can participate fully in the decisions that affect their lives and have a stake in the societies in which they live Jacqueline Novogratz decisionbelievepeople Africa can stun you in an instant. It can throw floods and drought and disease at you, sometimes all at the same time. In the next moment, it will tease you with its magnificent beauty, so even if you don't forget, you can find a way to forgive. Ultimately, it keeps you coming back for more. Jacqueline Novogratz forgivingdiseaseway I finally understood: In order to contribute to Africa, I would have to know myself better and be clearer about my goals. I would have to be ready to take Africa on its own terms, not mine, and to learn my limits and present myself not as a do-gooder with a big heart, but as someone with something to give and gain by being there. Compassion wasn't enough Jacqueline Novogratz compassionheartorder How you see where you are always depends on where you've been. Jacqueline Novogratz dependswhere-you-are We have to remember that the girls and the women are most isolated and violated and victimized and made invisible in those very societies where our men and our boys feel disempowered, unable to provide. Jacqueline Novogratz girlmenboys You should focus on being more interested than interesting. Jacqueline Novogratz focusshouldinteresting Very small investments can release the infinite potential that lies in all of us. Jacqueline Novogratz thought-provokinginfinitelying When systems are broken, it's an opportunity for invention and innovation. Jacqueline Novogratz thought-provokingbrokenopportunity Listening is not only about waiting, but it's also learning how better to ask questions. Jacqueline Novogratz thought-provokingwaitinglistening
