Posts Tagged ‘Dependency’
Coming Soon: Trauma, Resilience, and Community-Led Change
As Cultivate celebrates 10 years of equipping local leaders for community-led social change, I have been spending a lot of time reflecting on what comes next. Over the past decade, conversations about localization have gained significant momentum across the nonprofit and international development sectors. More organizations are recognizing what Cultivate has believed from the beginning:…
Read MoreWhy Community-Led Development and Localization Are Long Overdue (Localization Series, Part 1)
For too long, the international development sector has been built on a model where people in positions of power, often located far from the communities they aim to help, have decided what happens to everyone else. Even when intentions are good, this approach has relied on top-down solutions that prioritize the perspectives of donors and…
Read MoreOvercoming Learned Helplessness
How can we support people in finding ways to overcome their dependency and helplessness even when they are not the ones to blame? The process of overcoming helplessness and dependency starts with the heart and mind, and is anchored in hope.
Read MoreChanging the Cycle: The Health Crisis of Period Poverty
Like many other students in Kenya, Jane’s life has been affected by the cycle of poverty. Although she is old enough to attend secondary school, the difficulties of purchasing basic needs have taken away many educational opportunities. Whenever she had her menstrual cycle, she would miss school. Unable to afford sanitary pads, Jane either shared…
Read MoreBreaking the Bondage of Dependency
Dependency is not something that can be easily talked about. It’s not anything that anyone truly wants to own up to. You definitely don’t brag about it. I’m sure that few ever say “I’m so glad that I’m wholly dependent on this other person for my every need”. Though we were created to thrive in…
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