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“We have to remember that the girls and the women are most isolated and violated and victimized and made invisible in those very societies where our men and our boys feel disempowered, unable to provide.”

Quote by Jacqueline Novogratz

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Jacqueline Novogratz
Jacqueline Novogratz

Jacqueline Novogratz is an entrepreneur born on March 15, 1961. She is renowned for her leadership and innovation in the non-profit sector, particularly for her work on global poverty issues. more

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