1. AHMEN Meeting October 17, 2015 Paulette West United Methodist Volunteers in Mission Southeastern Jurisdiction

2. 2 Temporary humanitarian aid or relief to reduce immediate suffering Focusing on crisis, disaster, and emergency assistance Considered to be one-way giving; “to” or “for” everyone Short-term; “hand-out” Funding provides necessities Charity…

3. 2 Equipping and empowering individuals with the skills, knowledge and self-confidence to meet their own basic needs Focusing on the abilities of individuals Considered to be one-way giving plus “sweat equity” for those willing Medium-term; “hand up” Funding provides training Capacity Building…

4. 2 Equipped and empowered individuals seek to effect change in their own communities thereby creating opportunities for others Focusing on access and ownership Considered to be reciprocal exchange “with” key influencers Long-term; “hands-off” Funding provides loans and infra-structure Community Development…

5. 2 Volunteers Distribute necessities Serve meals Clean up after disaster Repair and build homes Charity…

6. 2 Volunteers Teach Tutor Train Evaluate best practices Capacity Building…

7. 2 Volunteers help Leverage expertize Asset mapping Organize for “collective impact” Measure outcome Community Development…

8. 2 Volunteers Distribute necessities Serve meals Clean up after disaster Repair and build homes Charity…

9. 2 Addressing root causes through Education Tutoring Training Leadership development Capacity Building…

10. 2 Develop strategies for Economic development for jobs and businesses Community safety Sanitation Community Development…

11. 2 Success = Number of people served Charity …

12. 2 Success = Number of people equipped Capacity Building…

13. 2 Success= A community’s ability to sustain a better quality of life Community Development…

14. 2 Charity creates dependency Capacity Building requires realistic access and the will to execute Community Development means sustainability Where do we want to be?

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