If I Had a Water Buffalo How to Microfinance Sustainable Futures |
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| Author:
| Fitzgerald, Marilyn A. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61448-528-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Morgan James Publishing
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $17.95 |
Book Description:
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""If I Had a Water Buffalo"" poignantly explores the critical difference in outcomes when offering a hand up rather than giving a handout. A seemingly simple request for a water buffalo by an impoverished rice farmer proves to be the catalyst for Dr. Fitzgerald's global and unending journey in search of a better way to meet the needs of people less fortunate. Woven with both triumph and tragedies, encompassing undertakings in Indonesia, Eastern Europe, South America, and...
More Description""If I Had a Water Buffalo"" poignantly explores the critical difference in outcomes when offering a hand up rather than giving a handout. A seemingly simple request for a water buffalo by an impoverished rice farmer proves to be the catalyst for Dr. Fitzgerald's global and unending journey in search of a better way to meet the needs of people less fortunate. Woven with both triumph and tragedies, encompassing undertakings in Indonesia, Eastern Europe, South America, and Bangladesh; ""If I Had a Water Buffalo"" artfully lays out why the approach to helping those in need must incorporate the personal empowerment of the beneficiaries over charity often creating harmful dependency.