Helping communities move from dependency to a thriving self-empowered community

 

Where we work

Invest in Community Leadership

We walk alongside local leadership who share our vision rather than hiring local people to run our programs. From formal organizations, to grassroots associations, we offer training, coaching and camps with the goal of making our leaders effective and sustainable as they work with vulnerable populations. Through the Five & Two Network, practitioners from over a dozen countries are collaborating together to help communities reach their developmental goals. We invite you to invest in these  leaders who are helping to transform their communities through community-centred training, coaching and camps. 

Regional Mobilizers

  • John Fumana

    DR CONGO - AFRICA

    The CRAID team promotes transformational development of grassroots communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo and throughout Africa. They seek to cultivate a spirit of entrepreneurship and self-empowerment. Their objectives are to promote community self-promotion, strengthen community capacities, increase household incomes and challenge the mindsets of community members.

  • Sam Panderla & Wendy Ramirez

    INDIA - ASIA

    The Karuna Shree Foundation is committed to community development education, especially through Community-Centred Development and the promotion of peace and transformation. They seek to address social issues including those of widows and orphans as well as providing education and training to empower youth, community leaders and those who are vulnerable.

  • Samer Raad Zebary

    IRAQ - MIDDLE EAST

    The Progress in Peace team is passionate about engaging with local actors and government leaders to promote self-help and peace. They create spaces for ethnic groups to live together via peace camps, building up social hubs for engaged young people and capacity training to improve the functioning of their communities. They seek through every work they do to bring love, reconciliation and joy to the place where they serve.

  • Ginna Alvarado & Juan Manuel Guevara

    COLOMBIA - LATIN AMERICA

    The John Center team has a vision to see a generation of leaders living by faith and using what God has provided so that His work and His church are mobilized and prepared to face the present and future without fear. By empowering leaders to build from the inside-out in faith, hope and love, they seek to train leaders of the next generation who are focused on their strengths and calling to build communities based on this truth - God is providing all they need.

  • Toss Mukwa

    DR CONGO - AFRICA

    The MCAD (Maison du Consultant Africain pour le Développement) team seeks to support community-based entrepreneurial endeavours in DR Congo. They provide Community-Centred training and coaching for over 120 entrepreneurs who are working in an extremely challenging business environment.

  • LOVE LAOS TEAM

    LAOS - ASIA

    The Love Laos team has a vision to see Laotian people sustained in body, mind, and spirit, both understanding their identity and their purpose. They seek to empower people to invest and improve their lives, transforming from a cycle of poverty to that of a sustainable life from the inside-out.

Build
Resilient Communities

Our network practitioners work in a variety of countries, cultures and community contexts with the most vulnerable populations.  These leaders empower communities to discover, connect and mobilize their community strengths, gifts and passions.  Together, whether it be through peacebuilding, youth care, or contributing to local food production, they are building their community from the inside out.

“The fulcrum for transformational change is no longer transferring resources or building capacity or increasing choices, as important as these things are. But these things count only if they take place in a way that allows the poor to recover their true identity and discover the vocation God intends for them.”

— Bryant Myers