The Blue Sweater

Good afternoon,

Well we were all finally able to read are assigned book for the semester, The Blue Sweater by Jacqueline Novogratz. As a group we enjoyed this book very well. It was a heart-felt story to say the least. Ms. Novogratz speaks of her experiences in Africa and how they shaped her into the person she is today. Her main goal was to find a way to fight through global poverty and encourage those to better themselves in order to better the communities they lived in. In this book, she tells the stories of two single women who attempt to start a bakery, survivors of the Rwandan genocide, and as entrepreneurs try to build some services for the needy against insurmountable odds.

What we loved about this story is that it is a true testament for those who chose to put up all faith, hope, and energy to a very significant part of their lives where others may have thought or said they would fail. Fact was, she did fail at times, but that did not hinder the preserverence and heart needed to achieve this challenging goal which stood before her. Basically, this is a book every entrepreneur or better yet, every person should read. This is a book that will and should hit close to home with any reader. This book is for those people who were told that it was too difficult to reach or put off that dream because they did not have the time to go after it.

Jacqueline Novogratz is truly an inspiration solely based on her trials and tribulations which resulted in the success she is today. She is now the CEO of Acumen fund which is a nonprofit organization which helps fund entrepreneurs in South Asia and East Africa who develop ways to provide affordable healthcare, energy, and even housing to those people in need. We all recommend this book to everyone who enjoys a great motivating and captivating story.

This story really puts things into perspective to all future endeavors from this point on. We hope that we will be able to keep things rolling in regard to Davin and the Grafitti Foundation. Our goal is to have things kicked into overdrive by the third week of March and get Davin that much closer to achieving his ultimate goal.

Till next week, we are 4 G S.A.K.E......