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

We don't see profit as a blind instrument.

Africans didn't want saving, thank you very much, least of all not by me.

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.

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

Human beings tend not to spend money on health preventionally. We tend to spend it on top treatment.

Nothing important happens in life without a cost.