The True Backbone of Development I used to think that education was the backbone of development. I was wrong. It’s economic development. Sure, education is a critical component in breaking the cycle of extreme poverty, but the reality in the communities where 410 Bridge works is
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Object Lesson In my new book – If You REALLY Want to Help – I share a story of an object lesson we’ve been using with community leaders since the beginning of 410 Bridge. It goes something like this… When we meet with leaders in the early
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To Get Things Done I turned 60 a couple of years ago. I hadn’t struggled with starting milestones decades before, but the decade with a 6-handle felt different. It meant I was entering the fourth quarter and there wasn’t going to be over time. What changed
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Normally in the month of November, you’ll start hearing Christmas songs blast from cars and shops throughout Haiti as everyone begins to get into the Christmas spirit. Christmas trees start going up inside businesses and homes. If a family can’t afford a tree, then they may put
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Mzee Eldad Kabinga is over 80 years old and cares for his last-born son, who recently completed high school, in Tumutumu, Kenya. He is a farmer, attending to his coffee, bananas, and other crops daily as well as a member of his local church. However, his house
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“If I could tell 410 partners one thing it would be……..” blog by Lucy Andrew, our Kenya Sponsorship Coordinator My journey with the 410 Bridge started in 2008 when I joined as a community coordinator in one of our already graduated communities, Ngaamba North, Kenya. I didn’t
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