|
For immediate release
April 17, 2009 |
Acumen Fund CEO Jacqueline Novogratz to Speak at Georgetown about New Book, 'The Blue Sweater'
|
WHO:
|
Discussion by author Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO, Acumen Fund
Introduction by Jen Piercy, ShoreBank Corporation Comments by Georgetown professor Reena Aggarwal, McDonough School of Business |
|
WHAT:
|
A book discussion on “The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World.”
“The Blue Sweater” is the inspiring story of author Jacqueline Novogratz, who left a career in international banking to spend her life on a quest to understand global poverty and find powerful new ways of tackling it. From her first stumbling efforts as a young idealist venturing forth in Africa to the creation of the trailblazing organization she runs today, Novogratz tells gripping stories with unforgettable characters—women dancing in a Nairobi slum, unwed mothers starting a bakery, courageous survivors of the Rwandan genocide, entrepreneurs building services for the poor against impossible odds. Following the discussion, there will be a reception and book signing. |
|
WHEN:
|
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 at 4:30 p.m.
|
|
WHERE:
|
Georgetown University
Mortara Center for International Studies 1248 36th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20057 |
|
SPONSORS:
|
Mortara Center for International Studies
|
|
COVERAGE:
|
Media interested in attending must RSVP to Katie Martha at 202-687-4328 or kpm43@georgetown.edu. Press will need to present valid credentials on campus.
|
