Check out my previous blog for some context… This is part two. Helping Hand As the HUD Secretary, the context of Carson’s position focused on the government’s role in domestic poverty. He said that he believes that government can provide a “helping hand” to people looking to climb
Read more →State of Mind If you haven’t heard by now, I wrote a book. It’s titled “If You Really Want to Help” and it will officially become available on the 28th. In it I share the origin story of 410 Bridge and how we seek to redefine the
Read more →Belonging To Kwambekenya was one of 410 Bridge’s first communities in Kenya. How the community got its name is rooted in its founding a few decades ago. The people of Kwambekenya lived in the forest just outside the Aberdare National Park. Their high-altitude community is literally at
Read more →Where’s the Invitation? It’s one thing for development organizations like 410 Bridge to say that relationships are paramount. The tricky part is how to do that. In my new book – If You REALLY Want to Help – I talk about the importance of being invited into
Read more →A Good Story Every good story has two key aspects. A good story has a conflict to overcome, and a hero that overcomes it. We all love a good hero. The war on poverty is like that. It’s a conflict that needs to be overcome and it
Read more →The True Backbone of Development I used to think that education was the backbone of development. I was wrong. It’s economic development. Sure, education is a critical component in breaking the cycle of extreme poverty, but the reality in the communities where 410 Bridge works is
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