Today we assisted the U.S. Military in some relief efforts to build trust within the community in which we have relationships with. The idea is to later go and initiate development efforts for education, health and agriculture. The main goal of all of this is to make the people self sufficient. These things take years to develop.
For those of you who interested in knowing the difference, here are some general thoughts in regards to NGO work.
Relief:
Giving something away to sustain life. (food, clothing, blankets)
Development:
Building programs which will sustain and improve the quality of life. (education, agriculture programs, training and health) Development aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but in the indefinite future. There are three things I can think of which effect this idea, they are social, environmental and economic impact.
More later.
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