Worth Remembering

When we talk about “development” work — in any form, there is this automatic assumption that the work that is being done is “good.” But this isn’t always the case. Help isn’t always good, especially when it is unwanted or forced. Often times the help given can be detrimental to the livelihoods of those that we are claiming to help. I like this quote for many reasons, but one is because it reminds us that ours is a collaborative work between equals. We cannot come from a place above to give help or aid, we must come as equals, humble and open, in order to share our dreams and collaboratively Dreamscape our world. Development can no longer be top-down imposition. It must be a collaborative endeavor.