This is saying of Confucius for how a man can survive: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you will feed him for a lifetime”. Just giving help or alms is not enough. One should also help how to earn for a living or “how to fish”.
This is part of the mission statement of Center for Community Transformation:
A small injection of capital breaks this cycle of poverty.
Microfinance loans and accountability structures enable hardworking people to grow their businesses into economic engines that generate enough income to provide previously lacking life-essentials such as food, housing, basic health care, and the hope for a brighter future.
And somehow this makes me admire this religious organization. Unlike so many religious organization that only help feed poor people and ask for donations, CCT is helping Filipinos to build confidence to themselves and to become entrepreneurs. And I hope many people should support CCT for our country’s future. And as a Christian myself all I can say is Hallelujah!
“I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.” Psalm 37:25 (KJV)
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This is indeed a very basic dictum that each of us who do community development work should bear in mind always as we work with organizations.
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