DEVELOPING TIMES: The Millenenum Challenge

Welcome

Mission Statement
Rural Empowerment Initiatives (REI) mission is to collaborate in the reduction of poverty through investment in rural areas and training of local people.

Vision Statement
REI's vision is to treat every created being with dignity, respect and love. We strive to work with those most in need by empowering people to recognize their God given talents, enabling them to make the world a better place and providing them hope for the future.

Our Principles
REI believes that all people are created equal.
REI will develop small to medium businesses (SMEs) as one approach to reach those most in need by creating jobs that build the economy in rural areas.
REI's partner businesses will be led, managed and majority owned by local people.
REI will always seek a triple bottom line of economic, spiritual and social transformation.
REI seeks to build sustainable community-oriented business models.
REI's focus of support is to the economically disadvantaged.
REI will seek attractive market and growth opportunities.
REI will incubate pilot projects with capable management.
REI believes in collaboration. We seek partners whose strengths complement our own in an effort to build well-rounded projects of lasting economic value for the communities in which we work.
REI is inspired by the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, and is therefore rooted in the Christian faith.

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

The Millenenum Challenge

Have you heard of this?
Since my visit to the nation's capitol last month, I've been reading and absorbing as much info as I can about foreign aid.
I'm still dumbfounded about the beltway bandits...see post...
What is wrong with foreign aid I ask myself? If you are a development worker,missionary, or someone that has seen waste...we'd like to hear about it briefly.
write me @ uwmwestafrica@yahoo.com or post a comment on the blog.
Please check out this site and study this challenge. is it realistic? My gut feeling, is no. Not with so much bureaucracy and the black market in place.
Plus plans are great...but how are they going to do this is my question?

What do you think?