Foundational Concepts for helping without hurting.
In this excellent book - a ‘must read’ for all who are involved in helping people who are poor or disadvantaged - the authors look critically at both the issues of poverty and how it is defined, and at the typical response of very well meaning individuals and agents of [...]
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We have been considering Key Indicators of Good Practice under the title The Poor deserve the Best and now come to the final 2 of 20.
11. Sustainability
Much charitable work relies on continual fund raising. Called Donor Dependency this makes a ministry very vulnerable. However, Donor Dependency introduces a measure of insecurity and puts the permanence [...]
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