If nothing traditional aid agencies are doing is working

What does different look like?

You do not teach a man to fish by buying him all the equipment, building him a boat, building a fishing school, and paying him to attend it.

This is the model of all aid.

Give a man a fish, he eats for a day, teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime. The saying may be true but in world aid the application is not. Aid programs and kind hearted donors use new buzzwords but rarely change how they apply aid in the real sense. You best teach a man to fish when he is a young boy, and his father shows him how to carve a pole, cut some line, make a hook, and find bate. How to cast, and how to know where the fish are.

VCI is dedicated to the ideas that:

And the radical premise of empowerment

The best testimony to our success has been a radical reduction in infant mortality, and disease reduction, thousands of orphans returned to ancestral homes, an increase in economic security, and the spreading of the good news as nearby communities are replicating the principles of empowerment.

Donations to Village Care International are used solely to support our African facilitators with a small living wage and to provide them with a means of transportation and communication. VCI has no administrative deduction from your donation. All donations are allocated to empowerment projects in Africa.

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Vable Community Initiatives Ghana, update!

The team facilitated OPOS training at Nsakyi community.

It was an interesting interaction where the people were able to identify the effects of; Poverty, abuse and diseases on the community.
However, it is instructive to note that, the people were able to also highlight ways and means by which they can raise their standard of living on their own in order to overcome all of this challenges as mentioned above.

Now that is exactly what OPOS is meant to achieve, help communities to identify their challenges and be accountable and responsible for solving them using their ingenuity and the available resources around them.

This way, it is more sustainable and consistent for over a period of time and can be replicated across neighboring communities too.

Success is usually achieved by the little things we do if only we will be committed and consistent. vcinitiatives.org
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Vable Community Initiatives Ghana, update!

The team facilitated OPOS training at Nsakyi community. 

It was an interesting interaction where the people were able to identify the effects of; Poverty, abuse and diseases on the community.
However, it is instructive to note that, the people were able to also highlight ways and means by which they can raise their standard of living on  their own  in order to overcome all of this challenges as mentioned above. 

Now that is exactly what OPOS is meant to achieve, help communities to identify their challenges and be accountable and responsible for solving them using their ingenuity and the available resources around them.
 
This way, it is more sustainable and consistent for over a period of time and can be replicated across neighboring communities too. 

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Viable community Initiative update , Ghana!

Team Ghana facilitated OPOS training at Katapor community, Ghana.

The training was well attended by the community members and also quite interactive.

We asked questions around challenges bedeviling the community and what in their own opinion, can be done to address these challenges using affordable and accessible resources within their community.

This forms the basis for discussion with the community members suggesting solutions themselves.

Using OPOS methodology, it makes sense to them why the need to task themselves to cooperate and work in unison to address their challenges in order to be able to achieve the basic outcomes for life through simple home practices.

We strongly believe that this community will utilise this opportunity to better their communities and homes.

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2 weeks ago
Viable community Initiative update , Ghana!

Team Ghana facilitated OPOS training at Katapor community, Ghana.

The training was well attended by the community members and also quite interactive. 

We asked questions around challenges bedeviling the community and what in their own opinion, can be done to address these challenges using affordable and accessible resources within their community. 

This forms the basis for discussion with the community members suggesting solutions themselves. 

Using OPOS methodology, it makes sense to them why the need to task themselves to cooperate and work in unison to address their challenges in order to be able to achieve the basic outcomes for life through simple home practices. 

We strongly believe that this community will utilise this opportunity to better their communities and homes.

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Village Care Initiative update, DR Congo!

The Congo team facilitated OPOS training in Congo with emphasis on child education and home based activities.

They identified that, communication and attention makes a positive impact in a child's education.

They encouraged parents to create time to listen and appreciate the little efforts of their children and motivate them with cheering and affirmative words.

As parents, you're your child's first mentor as kids look up to their parents for guidance and direction in life which contributes to their personal, emotional growth and development.

Shatter Conformity, Spark Transformation! vcinitiatives.org
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2 weeks ago
Village Care Initiative update, DR Congo!

The Congo team facilitated OPOS training in Congo with emphasis on child education and home based activities.

They identified that, communication and attention makes a positive impact in a childs education. 

They encouraged parents to create time to listen and appreciate the little efforts of their children and motivate them with cheering and affirmative words.

As parents, youre your childs first mentor as kids look up to their parents for  guidance and direction in life which contributes to their personal, emotional growth and development.

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VCI has no administrative deduction from your donation.
All donations are allocated to empowerment projects in Africa.