by Kurt Kandler | Aug 25, 2021 | Community Development, Featured On Homepage, The 410 Blog
We define development as “what people do for themselves.” In our work in poor communities, we do not do for people. We do with people. Community members lead we follow. They actively participate in their development. They must start with what they have, take ownership of the problems and the solutions in their community if they ever want to indigenously sustain their future development.
by Kurt Kandler | Jul 15, 2021 | Featured On Homepage, The 410 Blog
Within the past two weeks, I’ve had a couple of interactions surrounding the turmoil in Haiti that are noteworthy. If somehow you haven’t heard, or maybe it just doesn’t come across your news feed, the latest in a seemingly endless series of crises in Haiti was the assassination of their president. A State of Siege was declared by the government, and once again, the situation in Haiti plunges further into uncertainty.
by Anna Hickey | May 4, 2021 | Economics, Featured On Homepage, Kenya, Tumutumu
Our Business Start-up Training (BST) helps men and women in our communities learn how to start or strengthen a business, so that they can not only sustain themselves and their families, but help others in the community thrive as well. The successes we have seen across...
by Anna Hickey | May 3, 2021 | Featured On Homepage, Guatemala, Health & Wellness, The 410 Blog
Back in 2019, our team set out on a trip to meet a young girl named Allison. Allison and her family live in Rancho Viejo, one of the communities in the Western Highlands region of Guatemala that we partner with. After a tragic accident that left Allison unable to walk...
by admin | Feb 16, 2021 | Featured On Homepage, General, The 410 Blog
We all know 2020 was difficult in a multitude of ways. 2021 is beginning more hopeful….but it is not necessarily different than how 2020 finished. There are many people in different lines of work that are experiencing either a complete halt in being able to do...
by Anna Hickey | Aug 4, 2020 | Featured On Homepage, Guatemala, Haiti, Kenya, The 410 Blog
This year has thrown the world for a loop. As a community development organization that exists to help people lift themselves from extreme poverty, we’ve learned that in times of crisis, people don’t need development…they need relief. Over the years, we’ve faced...
