SFF partners with Teach a Man To Fish in supporting their East African programs
Teach a Man To Fish was born out of the pioneering work of the Fundación Paraguaya - a large Latin
American NGO committed to poverty reduction through supporting small
businesses.
Working in rural settings, particularly in agriculture, proved
extremely challenging. Small-scale farmers were often skilled in production yet
constantly ran into financial difficulties because they lacked basic business
skills.
The opportunity to manage an agricultural school that had run
into funding difficulties offered a way of plugging this skills gap.
With no support from the state, and unpredictable funding from
donors, it soon became obvious that for the school to survive as a long-term
proposition it would have to be able to generate its own funds.
On track for full financial self-sufficiency, and having
received international recognition for the quality of education delivered, the
time was right to bring these ideas before a wider audience.
Teaming up with a UK group passionate about the role of
education in poverty reduction,Teach a Man To Fish was born - and is now busy
creating an international network of schools & education programs committed
to sustainable approaches to tackling rural poverty.
They are commited to:
Local Ownership
They are here to support their members, not to tell them
what to do. Schools will always retain full control of how their activities are
run.
Transparency
They believe
in openness. Transparency aids organisational learning and inspires trust.
Schools will share financial and technical information both within the network,
and within their communities.
Equality
They value all
individuals equally. Schools will strive to incorporate gender equality into
their programmes, and will not discriminate by race or religion.
Entrepreneurship
They
see enterprise as a powerful force for economic prosperity. Schools will seek to
provide their students the tools and inspiration to create wealth for themselves
and their communities.
Innovation
They view
innovation as crucial to long term success. Schools will embrace experimentation
as a means of consistently improving their programmes. |
