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The Poor - Period 1
Organizations of the Poor to learn from - Period 4
Investigating local organizations and businesses of the Poor - P2
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The task is to consider what it means to “Do what it takes” when you are building an organization fighting with the Poor.
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This task has the character of an experience.<br /> In the task no. 1 of this section, “Dream, vision, idea, strategy, tactics, plan”, you learnt about process from dreaming about another world to imagining it and all the way to planning it.<br /> When you grasp this process you get a better philosophical basis for understanding the steps and for using them when building an organization fighting with the Poor.<br /> In this task we turn to matter of great importance when it comes to carrying out the plan, briefly stated we are talking about “Doing what it takes”.<br /> <br /> A dream that does not lead to a result will remain just that, a dream. Plans that remain in the drawer because of some “problems” might be of some inspiration in future, but what counts for the Poor is what really happens, what is done.<br /> <br /> Fighting with the Poor can be an uphill battle. There are many crises in the world, not least the climate change crisis, which hit the Poor especially hard, and drain the Poor of resources.<br /> Building an organization requires bright ideas, solid plans, but also the willpower to do it.<br /> <br /> If you get started implementing a plan and the results are not there even when you try hard, it is not the time to give up. It is time to consider what it means to “Do what it takes”. It may mean:<br /> - To try again<br /> - To mobilize those who never before dared to act.<br /> - To do more than you ever thought you could do.<br /> - To raise funds for a project, when everybody says this cannot be done.<br /> - To solve technical problems that even some experts think are too difficult.<br /> - To stop talking and start acting.<br /> - To find a solution that nobody had thought about.<br /> - To seek help or advice from those who are able to help and advise.<br /> - To gather a few committed people around you, “swearing them in” and doing it together.<br /> - To use your imagination and energy because your heart tells you that this has to happen...<br /> <br /> History tells us that the Poor cannot wait for the rich to end poverty, because then they might have to wait forever. Slavery was abolished because of a mass movement for abolition. African colonies achieved independence because there were mass movements and political organizations in Africa demanding independence. Apartheid in South Africa ended when the people organized to struggle. Britain gave up India as a colony because of mass protests. Humana People to People was started by a small group of people who joined hands with others. These are some examples of bigger or very large events, but the same holds true on a local scale, and some local organizations grow with time and become of great importance to many people.<br /> <br /> The world over, there are tens of thousands of local initiatives, people who have built an organization to solve urgent problems of the Poor. In most cases this has been difficult, but it happened because some decided for themselves to “Do what it takes”.<br />
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<ol> <li> Read the introduction.</li> <li> For inspiration read the small stories in the file about organizations in various countries around the world fighting with the Poor.</li> <li> Find two good examples from your own practice in your project where you have done what it takes.</li> <li> Describe the examples and explain what you learnt by “just doing it”.</li> <li> Send to your tutor.</li> </ol> Files:<br /> <br /> F1. <u>Outrage to Courage</u>, by Anne Firth Murray, Common Courage Press, USA 2008, p. 26, 41,74, 89, 121, 127, 169, 196<br /> and 206.<br />
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