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For a long time I believed that government and only government could save the world. That’s why I spent more than a decade working first at the U.S. State Department and then at the OSCE Mission to Bosnia-Herzegovina in Sarajevo.
It was in Bosnia that I came to the frustrating realization that only government would not save the world. I became disillusioned with bureaucracy and the constant focus on procedure over people. After four years in Sarajevo I returned to New York. That’s where I discovered Endeavor, a non-profit helping for-profit high-impact entrepreneurs in the developing world.
And then I discovered The Acumen Fund, Technoserve, Agora Partnerships, E & Co. and many other organizations helping promising entrepreneurs build successful businesses. They are entrepreneurs that are creating jobs, generating wealth and innovating solutions. Some of these are solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges such as health, education and the environment. Others are cutting-edge breakthroughs in medicine, science and technology. All are entrepreneurs that are transforming their developing communities. They are entrepreneurs that have left me in wonderment – and introduced me to a new approach that will help save the world.
In 2009 I started to record the stories of these entrepreneurs and the visionary organizations behind them. These stories have inspired me to write a book entitled, Wonderment Woman: Ms. Adventures in Ending Global Poverty, which will be published in 2011.
What you will find on wondermentwoman.com