Description:
Poverty alleviation is the ministry of reconciliation: moving people closer to glorifying God by living in right relationship with God, with self, with others, and with the rest of creation. Reconciliation of relationships is the guiding compass for our poverty-alleviation efforts, profoundly shaping both the goals that we pursue and the methods we use.” In this sense, poverty alleviation is not an event, but a process. It is important to understand strategies of poverty alleviation if we ever want to be used by God for long-term sustainable change. This course will provide insight into two main strategies for alleviating poverty.
*Note: You must visit all 4 modules in order to complete this course.
Objectives:
By the end of this course, learners will:
- Understand the difference between relief and development
- Understand when to utilize relief and development as part of a poverty alleviation strategy
- Classify poverty alleviation as a process rather than an event
- Articulate that poverty alleviation is more about supporting the dignity of people than about quick fixes