Methodology – Path to Self-Reliance
The path passes through six stages that lead to parents’ vision of their children growing up healthy, educated and able to earn an income. Disadvantaged rural families often focus on accessing water and nourishing the soil during the first two stages of this path:
Access Resources
Apply Knowledge
Strengthen Health
Earn Income
Improve Home
Enhance Education
Access Resources
Access Resources including land, water, renewable energy, and money.
Apply Knowledge
Apply Knowledge about the organization of people, process, and parts for designing and implementing solutions for self-reliance.
Strengthen Health
Strengthen Health through good sanitation, nutrition, and hygiene.
Earn Income
Earn Income to save and invest in productive assets like livestock and small businesses.
Improve Home
Improve Home through rent-to-own, home improvement, or new home building.
Enhance Education
Enhance Education by building toilets and wash basins at schools, growing school breakfast, and providing hygiene training.