As a young woman, I dreamed of changing the world. In my twenties, I went to Africa to try and save the continent, only to learn that Africans neither wanted nor needed saving. Indeed, when I was there, I saw some of the worst that good intentions, traditional charity, and aid can produce.

What is the cost of not daring? What is the cost of not trying?

If there's one value that is immutable, it's integrity or respect, for others and for yourself.

What we really yearn for as human beings is to be visible.

Very small investments can release the infinite potential that lies in all of us.

My dream is to find individuals who take financial resources and convert them into changing the world in the most positive ways.

The time for us to begin innovating and looking for new solutions is now.