We are connected to each other not only as humans, but to every living thing on the planet.
Jacqueline NovogratzEach of us can work to change a small portion of events. And it's in the total of all those acts that the history of this generation will be written.
Jacqueline NovogratzWhen 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 NovogratzThere 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