The Christian vision of human flourishing does not simply call for a political response.Rather, it insists that without personal moral responsibility, an active culture ofvoluntarism, personal financial generosity, community participation, the responsible useof natural resources, productive and responsible business ethics,Read more…
How Does Foreign Aid Work?
Does foreign aid work? Or, as some argue, does it do more harm than good? What about giving to ministries in poorer countries? There is a lot of debate about the issue of dependency. This ”visual explainer” engages with several prominent mythsRead more…
Training in International Development
Life For the Nations (LFTN), also known as Luz Para Las Naciones, is working hand in hand with William Carey International University (WCIU), Promise Christian University (PCU) and various other universities. Our goal is to provide the right tools youRead more…
Book Review: The End of Poverty
Jeffrey Sachs was a professor of Economics at Harvard for 38 years and was a major consultant for many nations. He now heads the Earth Institute. His views on the causes of poverty are very different than what is normally thought or presented.Read more…
Micah Challenge
Sunday, October 19 is Micah Sunday, a day where Christians around the world can pray for those trapped in the shackles of poverty.Read more…
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
October 17th presents an opportunity to acknowledge the effort and struggle of people living in poverty, a chance for them to make their concerns heard, and a moment to recognize that poor people are the first ones to fight against poverty.Read more…