I'm come to greatly respect a man here in Haiti, Rev. Walliere Pierre (at center in the photo). His humility and grace seems an antidote to all of the blowhard Haitian politicians that have spoiled Haiti throughout its history and who look poised to do so again in flawed upcoming elections. His organization, called CEC-FOP, works on educational and agricultural projects in several different corners of Haiti.A near mantra of all CEC-FOP projects is the quotation mentioned above. If a proposal doesn't meet all three criteria, he's reticent to commit. It's basically a philosophy, as I see it, of looking for the low-hanging fruit. Where countless large international NGOs are spending millions of dollars to carry out projects of dubious worth, CEC-FOP is doing its work on a shoestring budget and showing a sustainable way forward for some of the rural poor they serve. It would be amazing if these international organizations implemented their projects according to these simple principles rather than merely giving them lip service.
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