If you are reading this, there is a good chance that you are outrageously wealthier than an average Haitian man or woman. He is sitting right now on a pile of large rocks in the hot sun, chipping them into smaller rocks with the hope to sell them as gravel. She is carrying 40 pounds of water on her head on a mile-long trek from a muddy creek to a muddy hovel. Clearly, these poor folks need a little assistance, but what kind? Should we just buy them some food and a water purifier? Will that change their situation? Will anything?
Join us for Lunch and Learn as we engage with a recent practitioner of charity in one of the poorest countries in the world. After studying economics and serving as an Army officer, True Charity’s own Membership Director Nathan Mayo and his wife lived and worked in rural Haiti from 2018 to 2020. Nathan combines his economic perspective with firsthand experience to explore the unintended consequences of one-way giving andconsider better alternatives.
We’ll consider the following questions:
- Is perpetual relief justified in extreme poverty situations?
- How do principles like challenge and self-sufficiency translate to places where desperate need is a routine occurrence?
- How can individuals and organizations practice effective charity across large cultural divides?
- What can we learn about charity in the US from the lessons of developing countries?
Join us Friday, March 26th in the upstairs Willard Learning Center at Watered Gardens in Joplin, MO for Lunch and Learn. Suggested donation for lunch is $5. Seating is limited, so reserve your spot today!
