The best way to help Africans today is to help them to stand on their own feet. And the best way to do that is by helping create jobs.
Interpretation
Empowering Africans through job creation fosters self-reliance and progress.
In this quote, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala emphasizes the importance of empowering individuals and communities in Africa by facilitating job creation. She advocates for a sustainable approach to aid that enables people to become self-sufficient, rather than relying on external assistance, highlighting the dignity and capability of Africans to build their futures.
In practice
In a speech about economic development, one might say, 'As Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala wisely noted, the best way to help Africans today is to help them stand on their own feet through job creation.'
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