PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Magazine
How to empower people and plan for the long term
2005
PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Our attitude towards money. God has created and provided us with everything we have, therefore we have a responsibility to look after the resources he has given us. What we have should be viewed as a gift from God and not as something that we have a right to. Acommon worldview is that having wealth is important. However, riches and blessing are not necessarily linked. Many people in the Bible who served God faithfully and were blessed by him were materially poor.
by Amanda Comish.
Many development projects are not sustainable because they are not ‘owned’ by the people they seek to help.
by Karim Sahyoun. The idea of development is to bring about positive, sustainable change. Development should not be seen as something new to a community, brought in by outside organisations. Rather, it is an ongoing process which may lead to improvements in physical, emotional and spiritual well-being and which gives people encouragement and confidence to realise their potential.
by Emelita Santos Goddard.
Planning is important for financial sustainability. Start with your organisation’s vision and aims, and then look to see how that work could be funded. Stay focused on work that uses the skills, experience and knowledge you have within the organisation. Don’t plan your work or change your aims just to get easy funding.
by John Mwaniki.
by Vannesa Lovera Hidalgo. The Asociación San Lucas (Saint Luke’s Association) works to develop communities by providing training in planning and negotiation skills, and by encouraging networking with the local government and other organisations.