tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12653548.post113349867284294942..comments2023-08-27T05:17:40.218-04:00Comments on All African (Self Help) Bazaar: THE LAMBI FUND OF HAITI: Well Organized, Well ManagedOscar H. Blaytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861266319228792651noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12653548.post-1133980747305338162005-12-07T13:39:00.000-05:002005-12-07T13:39:00.000-05:00Thank you Oscar! That was a wonderful overview of...Thank you Oscar! That was a wonderful overview of the work Lambi does. If I could stress one point, it is that all the decisions and solutions are made in Haiti, by Haitians, as they are living the reality. All the staff in Haiti are Haitian and most of our Board members are, too.<BR/><BR/>I am very impressed by all the projects you choose to highlight and you must be aware of what makes these projects different from something like CARE or the Red Cross. Lambi Fund in particular embodies the best practices of SUSTAINABLE development, which is really the only way any organization can survive. Lambi works with grassroots groups and work with them from the ground up, not in the top down model so common in western models of development like USAID or CARE.<BR/><BR/>Another important distinction is that Lambi is NOT an aid organization per se, but capacity building program, so that Haitian organizations are strengthened to be self-sufficient and not dependant on a constant influx of money and material.<BR/><BR/>Haitians really do have the means to progress and develop right there in Haiti. Their work ethic and determination has no match here, as we are all to comfortable. One of the greatest strengths of Haiti is the communal society and everyone working together for the common good. This almost sounds like socialism and if it is, it is the most positive aspect. The US has lost something in its' intense drive for more,more, more.<BR/><BR/>Mèsi Anpil! I hope that you may visit Haiti some day and see all the wonder and beauty there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com