WHY TRANSFORMATION
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In developing countries, the power to work is transformative, driving individual empowerment and community development.
THE CHALLENGE
“The focus of foreign assistance needs to shift from aid to enterprise, from poverty alleviation to wealth creation, from handouts to investments, from seeing the poor as consumers to seeing them as creators.”
Poverty alleviation efforts must shift from enabling dependency through charity and aid, to empowering local communities to lead their own community development through investing in long-term solutions.
CHARITY VS. TRANSFORMATION
charity does for others
transformation empowers others to do for themselves
charity treats the symptom
transformation addresses the root cause
charity gives a fish
transformation teaches how to fish and creates a thriving fish market
Poverty is not just a lack of money; it is not having the capability to realize one's full potential as a human being.
AMARTYA SEN
When we do for those in need what they can do for themselves, we disempower them.
This realization and understanding of the unintended harm of certain aid approaches have shaped CHM into what it is today. Ugandans need more than assistance, they need restored hope, dignity, and the opportunity to harness their own economic and social potential, not just to survive, but
thrive