Social Sector
The Shift from 'Alleviating Poverty' to 'Creating Prosperity'
We see poverty in the developing world and we ask—what can I do? So we send food, water, clothes. We sponsor children, build wells, start schools and go on mission trips; we wear wristbands, we sign petitions, we advocate. But what if the question that animates our activity is the wrong one? What if instead of asking how
we can alleviate poverty, we asked, “How do
people in the developing world create prosperity for their families and their communities?”
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