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Water is Life!

On November 23, 2012 By Harry and Annie Bergshoeff

A Community With Vision!

On November 16, 2012 By Harry and Annie Bergshoeff

We, and no doubt many of you, have read books such as ”When Helping Hurts” and “Toxic Charity” which outline how well-intentioned acts of charity often forget to start with people in the communities and as a result these “good works” lead to a reliance on handouts and a lack of self-determination in communities around the world. Here too in Kenya, we see evidence of many projects done “for” a community to alleviate suffering rather than being done alongside them. Schools have been built, boreholes for water have been drilled, storage tanks for water have been erected, orphanages sponsored, sanitation and hygiene training has been provided – all generously donated and provided by individuals and organizations that care. Unfortunately, developing the long-term capacity of individual communities has often not been realized in these projects.

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