Wikipedia states that “charity aims to relieve the pain of a particular social problem, whereas philanthropy attempts to address the root cause of the problem—the difference between the proverbial gift of a fish to a hungry person, versus teaching them how to fish”. What we do is the later, philanthropy. We do not want to create dependence, rather we work to create independence! We focus on things like wells, education, leadership coaching, teaching trades, building communities and keeping donated money in the community so that they can build businesses, commerce and industry. The more these communities can service each other’s needs, the more they will grow. And, if they can begin to export goods and services, then they will have real growth! This is our goal with those who we work with