1. We all have poverty in our lives because poverty is holistic (intellectual, spiritual, emotional, social, material, physical) and therefore development must be holistic as well.
2."Development is not about the final project, but it's about the process"
3. "No community development does NOT only do construction projects"
As a great example of a holistic "non-construction" development project
we have a solicitation submitted by a girls youth group who wants to go
to a long weekend Christian camp. They have been dreaming about this
all year and working hard to raise funds by having food sales. They
have come up with $225 in their account in the past year of work in
their village! That's $225 that came out of a small rural village. They have
decided, to not wipe out their account, they can invest $150 in camp.
So we started the solicitation process through Community Development
with them. It's $50 a girl to go to a Christian camp (this includes
everything at the camp, a nice T-shirt, and transportation). There are 8
of them committed to going, so they need $400 total. They began to
present their ideas to their families and the local church who then gave
$50 total. So between the girls, their families, and the local church
they have 50% of what they need. So here is where we can get involved
Stateside in a healthy way! It's a local idea with lots of local by-in,
so we can come along side and support a development project! 3. "No community development does NOT only do construction projects"
You can
read about this project at this link:
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