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Jacqueline Novogratz

I think we so often equate leadership with being experts – the leader is supposed to come in and fix things. But in this interconnected world we live in now, it’s almost impossible for just one person to do that.

Leader, World, Impossible

Jacqueline Novogratz

Acumen Fund’s patient capital investment in Western Seed is intended to enhance the food security and economic independence of Kenya’s smallholder farmers.

Food, Seed, Security

Jacqueline Novogratz

Poverty is not only about income levels, but for lack of freedom that comes from physical insecurity

freedom, insecurity, international-development, poverty

Jacqueline Novogratz

Just look at the track record of these giveaway programs,” I protested. “Broken mills, lower production levels of rice after 20 years of work and money. This can’t be right…the only way this will work for the farmers is if they own it themselves, if they can see their own lives getting better because of their efforts and ability to control their own futures and not have to wait around for the government.

food-for-thought

Jacqueline Novogratz

Though either choice was good, one was truer to myself… Ultimately, I reflected on Geothe’s invocation to ‘make a commitment and the forces of the universe will conspire to make it happen’ and chose the uncharted path.

advocacy, life, passion

Jacqueline Novogratz

Why do some people stop growing at age 30, just going from work to the couch and television, when others stay vibrant, curious, almost childlike into their nineties?

Jacqueline Novogratz

I’ve learned that there is no currency like trust and no catalyst like hope. There is nothing worse for building relationships than pandering, on one hand, and preaching, on the other. And the most important quality we must all strengthen in ourselves is that of a deep human empathy, for that will provide the most hope of all–and the foundation for our collective survival.

humanity, introspection, society, strengthening-relationships

Jacqueline Novogratz

Just look at the track record of these giveaway programs,” I protested. “Broken mills, lower production levels of rice after 20 years of work and money. This can’t be right…the only way this will work for the farmers is if they own it themselves, if they can see their own lives getting better because of their efforts and ability to control their own futures and not have to wait around for the government.

food-for-thought

Jacqueline Novogratz

Though either choice was good, one was truer to myself… Ultimately, I reflected on Geothe’s invocation to ‘make a commitment and the forces of the universe will conspire to make it happen’ and chose the uncharted path.

advocacy, life, passion