One of the failures of development has been the belief that the way
to end hunger is to find a workable solution and replicate it. This
fails because the source of the success is the human creativity
that resulted in the solution, not the solution itself.
Extend the process, don't replicate the solution.
Ending hunger will be achieved by extending the process of human
empowerment, not by finding a model that works and replicating it.
In every village where hunger persists, human beings must be
empowered to discover their own vision, express their own
leadership, create their own solutions and work together to achieve
their own success. At every level of society, the commitment of
government officers, researchers, business people and citizen
activists must be mobilized into a common front, transforming
policies and structures so that all people have the chance to lead
healthy and productive lives.
The principles and methodology of The
Hunger Project are applicable at all levels of society. They are
derived from what it means to be human, and designed to facilitate
human beings working together effectively.
Discovering, applying and mastering this approach - being a catalyst
in the worldwide phenomenon of ending hunger - is perhaps the
greatest opportunity of this generation. From this perspective, one
discovers that ending hunger is not fundamentally a problem to be
solved, but a profound opportunity for unleashing the human spirit.
