Stuart Forman — The Mission House

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1. alleviating spiritual and material poverty through relief, sustainable development and transformation
2. alleviating spiritual and material poverty through relief, sustainable development and transformation Resource rich •  Gems •  Vanilla •  Ilmenite (aka Titanium Oxide) •  Recent Oil Finds 90% of population live on < $2/day (World Bank) WHY? Problems •  Cartels & monopolies •  Multi-nationals •  Inequitable pricing •  Education •  Poverty mindset •  Traditions & superstitions Solutions? Inhibits entrepreneurship & business growth
3. alleviating spiritual and material poverty through relief, sustainable development and transformation The Mission House Vision Ultimately, it is not enough to know how to ‘just’ earn a living You also have to know how to live So let’s understand The Mission House approach as one example of a successful model
4. alleviating spiritual and material poverty through relief, sustainable development and transformation Overcome Poverty Mindset Release Business Potential How to Live Earning a Living The Mission House Academy Community Involvement working alongside •  Local chamber of commerce •  Regional govt. initiatives •  Local businesses Community Involvement working alongside •  Local churches •  Schools •  Other NGOs Life Skills Course (1 month) Leadership for Community Development Course (11 weeks residential) Business Training
   TESOL Teaching English for Students of Other Languages Computer Lab (future) Small Enterprise Support
   Next?
   
5. alleviating spiritual and material poverty through relief, sustainable development and transformation Students can exit all courses into new or existing employment (e.g. RTZ, TESOL) Start an enterprise with TMH oversight and if required TMH sourced funding / loan OR
   Micro-finance through locally managed ‘OTIVs’ i.e. micro-banks Car hire
   Poultry
   Piggery
   Farming
   Roof Tiles
   
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8. alleviating spiritual and material poverty through relief, sustainable development and transformation Get Involved There’s no substitute for first-hand experience Join us on our next expo See -> Engage -> Involve Invite us to speak in your local church Change Change for you and change for them