Integrated rural dev.
About Us - Our Model
Integrated Development is a strategy that combines multiple initiatives to create sustainable development within a targeted community. It combines several key interventions that are required to help the rural poor lift themselves – and keep themselves – out of poverty. The three key elements can be described as Humanitarian, Development and Enterprise.
| Humanitarian: | Addresses the basic need for clean drinking water. A Glimmer of Hope constructs three types of water projects: hand-dug wells, spring protection schemes and bore-holes. To date, it has funded almost 3,000 water initiatives throughout Ethiopia. |
| Development: | Addresses Health Care and Education. The foundation has completed a major hospital rehabilitation project and built more than 150 clinics. Education is a key to breaking the cycle of poverty and A Glimmer of Hope has funded over 300 education projects (schools, classrooms, educational materials, furnishings, etc.). |
| Enterprise: | Refers to Income Generation and Micro-finance programs that provide a hand up to farmers, women and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to lift themselves out of poverty by way of agricultural and entrepreneurial income creation programs. |
