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An escape from poverty

Jacqueline Novogratz · TED

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About

Jacqueline Novogratz tells a moving story of an encounter in a Nairobi slum with Jane, a former prostitute, whose dreams of escaping poverty, of becoming a doctor and of getting married were fulfilled in an unexpected way.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2009
Speaker
Jacqueline Novogratz
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Business and management
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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