We thank all our friends, partners and donors who made it possible for us to reach out to these widows with some fertilizers. For some of them, its the first act of kindness they were receiving since they lost their husband to death. You can still be a part of this continuous project by donating fertilizers to our widows and widows-without-children today. Email: theruralpeople@gmail.com and theruralpeople.blogspot.com
CHARITY VERSUS DEVELOPMENT
“ True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring. ” -Reverend Martin Luther King, 1967 [1] http://www.globalresearch.ca/charity-versus-solidarity-do-development-ngos-do-more-harm-than-good/5343236 Charity can be defined as giving to help make people’s lives better while community development is moving beyond charity to walk together and help improve people’s lives. Today, lots of people prefer to do charity than being committed in partnering to improve people's standard of living. Community development does not only improve the lives of others around us but also helps to improve ours as partners. https://attackpoverty.org/2011/charity-vs-development/ The following table according to Cooperative Baptist Fellowship best describe the differences between charity and community development. Charity Community Development Meet a need Empower
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