Applying the principals to relevant communities

Question 1

Sustainability applied to the Malawi Community

Answer 1

• improving the overall health of the Malawi community by preserving the natural environment and coming up with safe ways of sustaining the environment
• for example, growing healthy good quality foods such as cabbages, and ground nuts
• people are becoming self reliant and sustainable
• people are having dignity - doing it for themselves

Question 2

Social justice applied to the Malawi community

Answer 2

• electrical supplies allowing them to be in touch with phone service and not feel excluded from the outside world
• Through Social Justice community members have been given the opportunity to extended their resources as a result of the millennial program and build homes

Question 3

Valuing local knowledge, culture, skills and resources

Answer 3

• the program has taking into consideration the traditions and cultures of the local people
• for example, teaching the people and farmers more modern ways of farming without disrupting the old traditional methods
• providing farmers and families with varying seeds means the people can use the traditional methods of harvesting with new forms of crops
• ask local farmers about their input on what is needed

Question 4

Human Rights

Answer 4

• incorporating breakfast meals programs for kids
• school students are getting healthier as they are receiving more nutrition
• community members involving to assist in the program
• provision of bikes so that healthcare workers can visit villages easily
• quick and easy transport method

Question 5

Diversity

Answer 5

• program has encouraged the Malawi community members to take on leadership roles and train other community members
• for example, by baking bread and cooking
• the women are coming up with strategies as influenced by the program to take action and improve community development

Question 6

Addressing disadvantage

Answer 6

• providing families and community members seeds and fertiliser in order for them to grow food that will feed themselves and their starving families (grain bank)
• investing in better health services to improve water supply, electricity, and schools among the community