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Jacqueline Novogratz: Tacking Poverty with "Patient Capital": TEDGlobal 2007 Video

Jacqueline Novogratz is pioneering new ways of tackling poverty. In her view, traditional charity rarely delivers lasting results. Her solution, outlined here through a series of revealing personal stories, is "patient capital": support for "bottom of the pyramid" businesses which the commercial market alone couldn't provide. The result: sustainable jobs, goods, services -- and dignity -- for the world's poorest.

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Chris Abani: Learning the Stories of Africa: TEDGlobal 2007 Video

The spirit of Africa cannot be easily grasped. Nigerian poet and novelist Chris Abani attempts to do so through poetry and stories, including his own story of artistic and political awakening, which began with an inventive teacher who taught him the forbidden history of his own people. How, he asks, can we reconcile stories of terror, war and corruption with one's enduring sense of wonder?

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Patrick Awuah: Educating a New Generation of African Leaders: TEDGlobal 2007 Video

Patrick Awuah left a comfortable life in Seattle and returned to Ghana to co-found a liberal arts college. Why? Because he believes that Ghana's failures in leadership -- and he gives several mind-boggling examples -- stem from a university system that fails to train real leaders. He explains how a true liberal arts education -- steeped in critical thinking, idealism, and public service -- can produce the quick-thinking, ethical leaders needed to move his country forward.

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