The blue sweater
Subtitle: bridging the gap between rich and poor in an interconnected world
By: Jacqueline Novogratz.
Publisher: Rodale; Distributed to the trade by Macmillan; Rodale Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9781594869150; 9781605294766
Subjects: Poverty; Economic assistance; Charities; Microfinance
Description: The author left a career in international banking to embark on a quest to understand global poverty and find new ways of tackling it. From her first stumbling efforts as a young idealist venturing forth in Africa to the creation of the trailblazing organization she runs today, the author tells stories with unforgettable characters: women dancing in a Nairobi slum, unwed mothers starting a bakery, courageous survivors of the Rwandan genocide, entrepreneurs building services for the poor against impossible odds. She shows how traditional charity often fails, but how a new form of philanthropic investing called "patient capital" can help make people self-sufficient and can change millions of lives. More than just an autobiography or a how-to guide to addressing poverty, This book is a call to action that challenges us to grant dignity to the poor and to rethink our engagement with the world. -- From book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-297) and index.
Table of contents: title: Innocent abroad; title: A bird on the outside, a tiger within; title: Context matters; title: Basket economics and political realities; title: The blue bakery; title: Dancing in the dark; title: Traveling without a road map; title: A new learning curve; title: Blue paint on the road; title: Retribution and resurrection; title: The cost of silence; title: Institutions matter; title: The education of a patient capitalist; title: Building brick by brick; title: Taking it to scale; title: The world we dream, the future we create together.