When Helping Hurts : Alleviating the Poverty Without Hurting The Poor...And Ourselves

from StephenBarkley

At my last church, we had an administrative assistant who handled all requests for help in consultation with the senior pastor. It wasn't until I moved to Bracebridge that I realized how difficult it is to help people in need in a way that genuinely benefits them. It's easy to allocate a gift car...

from tabascofromgudreads

Well, i had just written a thorough review but my computer crashed and completely lost it just seconds before saving it, so .... I will just tell you that this is a very good book!! Recommended to anyone who wants to get a deeper understanding on how to really alleviate poverty in any community, ...

from GAW

Very helpful differentiation of relief, rehabilitation, and development. A helpful addition to this book would be a discussion about how to take existing, flawed efforts (especially long-term projects) to a health or healthier level without hurting everyone involved in the project.

from tabascofromgudreads

Well, i had just written a thorough review but my computer crashed and completely lost it just seconds before saving it, so .... I will just tell you that this is a very good book!! Recommended to anyone who wants to get a deeper understanding on how to really alleviate poverty in any community, ...

from mreed61

The thing that is helpful to me about this book so far is that this is what I do - help the homeless and poor. It's one thing to give a man a fish to eat for a day. It's another thing to teach a man to fish so that he will eat for a lifetime. I will be going through a course that uses this book a...