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TrueValueMetrics ... Peter Burgess Manuscript
Making Management Work for Relief and Development |
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Chapter 40
What Success Will Look Like |
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A Lot Better than What We Have Now
It is personal ... it is what you make it The look of success will depend very much on each individual. Incremental changes is difficult to see, but when it goes on for a long time and goes on in a lot of places, people eventually notice and are happy about it. My community is a better place All life is local ... if my community is a better place, then there is progress. When everyone is living in a community that is a better place, then the progress is huge. When my local friends think that the community is a better place, that is good. When friends around the globe think all of their communities are better places then there is success. Better is NOT just about government and the big established organizations and the powerful elites, it is about every ordinary person engaged in their very important but ordinary lives. Less of war and violence The newspapers should be having a tough time finding news of war and violence. It has become so common around the world that most war and violence goes unreported. But success is going to be when there is less of war and violence. Less of human rights abuses Human rights abuses should not be in my neighborhood, but nor should they be in anyone's neighborhood. Anybody, or group or organization involved with human rights abuses should be held accountable. Peers have a big job to do, but when many are involved it becomes possible. Less of poverty There should be a lot more low level prosperity. Money goes a long way in a poor community, and opportunity to earn a modest income will significantly reduce poverty and be sustainable. Less of hunger With less poverty, there will be less hunger. Where there is buying power, there is little hunger. The power of the market economy will work to bring food to where it is needed. Less of stress and anger A community of friends helps reduce stress and anger. When people give back, there is comfort and reduction in stress and anger. Add it all up When you add it all up, and there is less of all the bad things in global society, then there is success. The preamble to the American Constitution says it well ... “Pursuit of Happiness” will be alive and well, but not just for some 5% of the world's population, but for all the world's population. |
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