Don’t let people tell you to do it this way. You are on the verge of figuring out hybrid models – with companies and nonprofits, markets, government, crowd-sourced philanthropy. The capitalist system as we know it is not working.
Listening is not only about waiting, but it’s also learning how better to ask questions.
Things are always harder than you think they’re going to be.
You should focus on being more interested than interesting.
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?
Girls and women are most victimised in societies where boys and men are disempowered.
I have also been touched by the dark side of power and leadership.
Poverty is too complex to be answered with a one-size-fits-all approach, and if there is any place that illustrates that complexity, as well as a better way forward, it is Rwanda.
We are connected to each other not only as humans, but to every living thing on the planet.
What we really yearn for as human beings is to be visible.
There is power in creating a small model, and then you can create an alliance of other small models.
We need moral leadership and courage in our world.
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.
Very small investments can release the infinite potential that lies in all of us.
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.
I’ve heard it said that the most dangerous animal on the planet is the adolescent male.
To be part of building a movement, you have to keep moving.
Our lives are so short. And our time on this planet is so precious. All we have is each other.
Each 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.
We don’t see profit as a blind instrument.
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.