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Thursday, March 8, 2012

Happy Holi from Kopila Valley

Kristin and Mary @ Holi Festival

OXI-CLEAN ANYONE?

Posted by Cara at 6:45 PM

Cara: Owner of Mia Amicas Gobally miaamicasglobally.com Muhammad Yunnus a professor of economics in India won the Nobel Peace prize in 2006. In his introduction from his book Building Social Business he writes, "To me, poor people are like bonsai tree. When you plant the best seed from the tallest tree in a tiny flowerpot, you get a replica of the tall tree, only inches tall. There's nothing wrong with the seed you planted; only the soil base that you gave it is inadequate. Poor people are bonsai people. There is nothing wrong with their seed, but society never gave them the proper base to grow in. All it takes to get poor people out of poverty is for us to create an enabling environment for them. Once the poor can unleash their energy and creativity, poverty will disappear very quickly." My goal is to help create an environment where people can thrive...

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