The most encouraging read on community development/poverty reduction in years.
Refreshing is not often a word I use for such books. But this Book is REFRESHING!
Finally a voice offering some practical solutions, instead of only analyzing what poverty is etc.
It seems like we "DEFINE" poverty more than we "DESTROY" poverty these days.
For profit, poverty reduction to the bottom billion- Ingenious!
Why is hundreds of billions doing little for the bottom billion on the planet? Why, despite hundreds of billions are there 140 million MORE poor in West Africa?
A MUST READ!
Comments specific to Polak's - Drip Irrigation for 1/4 acre or less plots.
What other technology can one offer to help a family for up to 5 years on a $6 to $15 investment? We discovered drip irrigation three years ago and have set up test sites in three West African countries. I almost cried when I stumbled on the concept, it was so simple, economical; the best way to help poor people period. We felt alone in drip projects, as very few heard of small drip irrigation, and even less seemed interested. But we know it works amazingly. Now that we discovered Paul's book, we don't feel so alone, and have been encouraged.
We need Local suppliers in every country of West Africa willing to market, as Polak writes, to the $1 a day or less people, realizing volume sales will come quickly. We cannot continue to order and ship supplies as individual NGO's or organizations, for our own purposes. It's wasting time, money, and resources.
Every backpacker, tourist and visitor to Africa & Asia should take a small drip kit in their back pack, to install for a local families they know. 2 hours up and running, and it fits in your hands.
A must read.
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