Monday, February 26, 2007
G A P M I N D E R
G A P M I N D E R is hands-down the coolest and easiest to use free global data visualization tool I have ever seen. Incredible.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Reflections on Compassion: Locusts, Blood, and Oil
See the full article here: SIM Magazine
I found this note especially helpful:
"To aid in clear thinking, we need to distinguish between the entrepreneurial poor and the poorest of the poor.
"The entrepreneurial poor are those who can be given the proverbial fishnet and taught to fish. Ministries such as vocational training, literacy, or income generation provide tools and knowledge that help free the entrepreneurial poor from cycles of poverty. Restoring dignity for them is visible, sustainable, and often measurable.
"On the other hand, the poorest of the poor—famine victims, the ill, orphans, etc.—simply and urgently need “fish.” In these cases, compassion is no less a partnership in dignity restoration. Sometimes the most profound and dignifying act of a human in pain is simply to accept—an enormous statement of hope."
I found this note especially helpful:
"To aid in clear thinking, we need to distinguish between the entrepreneurial poor and the poorest of the poor.
"The entrepreneurial poor are those who can be given the proverbial fishnet and taught to fish. Ministries such as vocational training, literacy, or income generation provide tools and knowledge that help free the entrepreneurial poor from cycles of poverty. Restoring dignity for them is visible, sustainable, and often measurable.
"On the other hand, the poorest of the poor—famine victims, the ill, orphans, etc.—simply and urgently need “fish.” In these cases, compassion is no less a partnership in dignity restoration. Sometimes the most profound and dignifying act of a human in pain is simply to accept—an enormous statement of hope."
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