Principles Alphabet

Collaborative – with our partners, who do the same with families, schools and communities, to understand people’s challenges and the root causes of those challenges.

Holistic – combines people, process and parts to create solutions for self-reliance that address the root causes of challenges.

Sustainable – by the families themselves throughout the life cycle of the solution, enabling them to move towards food and income self-reliance.

Best Practice is:

Based upon an accepted benchmark or self-assessment.

Maintains quality output when working correctly. 

Goodwill – Trust, and mutual benefit can develop an enduring collaboration between our partners, families and schools.

Relationship – Built with respectful listening, and considered and timely responses.

Solution – understand the root cause of the challenge to self-sufficiency in order solve it.

Ownership – By the families and schools to assist each other and their children to grow healthy, educated and able to earn an income.

People – Work parties of interested people who are willing and able to work together to create value.  They have clear accountability and responsibility.

Process – Procedures are combined to create repeatable processes that have easy, efficient and effective steps that are enjoyable to teach, learn and use.

Parts – Fit-for-purpose modular parts are easy to use because they assist achieving a process’s purpose efficiently and effectively.  A “Low total cost of ownership” part is maintained, repaired and improved.

Purpose – a solution to the root cause of the challenge.

Create energy:

Effective – meet expectations

Enjoyable – joy of achievement

Protect energy:

Efficient – use of energy

Easy – to use and repeat

Growing – organically.

Construction – of affordable homes, school and commercial facilities.

WASH – training and facilities for Water and Sanitation & Hygiene.

Microfinance – for earning income, building homes and education.

Which assist families living in rural poverty to Strengthen Health, Enhance Education and Earn Income.

So that their children can grow up healthy, educated and able to support a family of their own.

Gratitude – for what we receive.

Caring – to take the time to understand the facts, and do what is fair and reasonable for others.

Trust – based upon understanding the other person’s truth and the facts.

People – Work parties of interested people who are willing and able to work together to create value.  They have clear accountability and responsibility.

Process – Procedures are combined to create repeatable processes that have easy, efficient and effective steps that are enjoyable to teach, learn and use.

Parts – Fit-for-purpose modular parts are easy to use because they assist achieving a process’s purpose efficiently and effectively.  A “Low total cost of ownership” part is maintained, repaired and improved.

Purpose – a solution to the root cause of the challenge.

Plan – for changes that improve.

Do – change in small steps by testing first.

Check – if changes are working.

Act – to achieve the greatest benefit from changes.

Ref. Walter Shewhart & W. Edwards Deming

Expectation – of a predictable achievement.

Achievement – the greater the challenge and effort the greater the achievement.

Celebration – magnifies the achievement.

Enjoyment – of the celebration is emotionally energizing.

Friendliness – towards family, friends and strangers.

Generosity – to those who need assistance.

Consideration – for other people’s concerns and our impact on them.

Support – that creates the ownership, confidence and courage to succeed.

Acceptance – and understanding of opposites in relationships because everyone is wired differently.

Respect – for other people’s perceptions and point of view.

Inspiration – by creating and protecting each other’s emotional energy.

Produce – value

Earn – income

Save – money

Invest – in Maintenance

Facts – challenges, symptoms, root causes and potential solutions.

Considerations – everyone’s considerations and constraints.

Fairness – fair outcome options.

Reasonable – solution options that are effective and acceptable to everyone.

Knowledge – for understanding.

Interest – for excitement and energy.

Input – for participation and belief.

Ownership – for willingness to use and sustain.

VALUES – are our most important beliefs that influence our Vision.

Approach – is how we think and act to achieve our Vision.

Focus – is on delivering parts of our Vision in the present.

Effective – meets expectations

Enjoyable – joy of achievement

Efficient – protects energy

Easy – to use and repeat

Relate – to the other person’s perspective.

Respect – what the other person tells us as their truth (regardless of how unkind it is) and ask why he/she believes it.

Reflect – upon their response.

Respond – without embarrassing the person.

Design & Build – Collaborate with families, schools and communities to design, build and implement fit-for-purpose solutions.

Protect & Operate – Protect the parts in the environment from weather, animals and people, and make them easy to operate.

Maintain & Repair – Maintain parts to minimize replacement, and repair as needed so that the parts will last a long time.

Improve & Sustain – Improve any processes and parts over time so that the user will create more value and want to sustain and keep using the solution.

Clear – be transparent and straight-forward in your dealings with other people.

Honest – in all thoughts, words and actions.

Act – do what you say.

Challenge – understand the impact of the symptoms.

Root Cause – keep asking why until you understand the root cause.

Options – think of three possible solutions to the root cause.

Test – the most likely to succeed solution.

Support – of a comfortable home, strong health and sense of responsibility.

Spirit – of gratitude, caring and mutual trust towards others.

Skills – from education and experience to  increase productivity and earn an income.

Success – that leads to the confidence and courage to assist others.

Support – of a comfortable home, strong health and sense of responsibility.

Spirit – of gratitude, caring and mutual trust towards others.

Skills – from education and experience to increase productivity and earn an income.

Success – that leads to the confidence and courage to assist others.

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