tbn mdc '10 - martin geake - people profit planet (send a cow)
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Martin Geake's update on Send a CowTBN Members Day, 20 Nov 2010TRANSCRIPT
People, Profit, PlanetCreating Wealth in Africa
Holistic approach……Sustainable solution
Social
Development
Sustainable Agriculture
Livestock
Delivering real impact Lives transformed
• 300,000 lives transformed by 2015
• More than 2 million will benefit indirectly
• Building communities
• Creating small businesses
• In harmony with the environment
People first
• Over 100,000 people in seven countries
• Working through groups
• Delivering skills, self confidence, dignity and respect for lasting change
• Sharing knowledge and learning across communities
Profit for all
• Beyond food security / 3 meals a day
• Sustainable businesses providing an income for education, health and housing
• Employment for the local community
• Educated children – a generation of hope
Planet aware
• Conserving not consuming - using local resources
• Capturing carbon
• Retaining and improving the soil
• Harvesting and conserving water
• Planting trees, using fuel efficient stoves
Maximum impact -Learning, sharing & scaling up
• Peer farmers
• Research and evaluation
• Partnerships
• Pass it on Principle
• Multiplier effect
Passing the benefits to all
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Group
Farmers
Farmers
People
PASS IT ON
People
MULTIPLIER EFFECT
People
It costs £30,000 to lift a group out of poverty for good.
Strong communitiesSocial development
Planet conservedSuccessful entrepreneurs
Creating Wealth in Africa