5/28/2023 0 Comments Joining hands heart![]() These are “churches, nonprofits, local community groups in the same country coming together and forming a network,” Nodem said. It does this by building synergies or connections in communities, and supporting networks, consisting of various organizations, to harness their collective power. “It’s not that we don’t have suggestions, or things like that, but we’re not doing a Lone Ranger, ‘We have all the right answers,’ kind of thing at all.”Īt its heart, Joining Hands challenges systems that contribute to hunger, poverty and injustice. Louis-based Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy. Ellie Stock, a retired pastor who collaborates with Joining Hands through the St. Rather than dictating to indigenous communities, “it’s a ministry of listening and discerning and hearing what’s needed,” said the Rev. ![]() Over the years, Joining Hands has been active in about 10 countries and currently has a presence in seven: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Peru and Sri Lanka. Joining Hands is a means by which “we can take the time and really study what’s happening” how policies and corporate practices are “affecting people’s lives overseas and in the U.S.” While grants to address community needs are important, “there’s no way with a grant of $10,000 you’re going to tackle complex issues like corruption” in a given country, Nodem said. The initiative, which is part of the Presbyterian Hunger Program, grew out of a desire to go beyond small acts of charity to address long-term problems in communities around the world, said Valéry Nodem, an associate for international hunger concerns for PHP. (Photo by Joe Tobiason)įrom advocating for the people La Oroya in Peru to fighting for farmers’ rights in Haiti, Joining Hands has been an international force for change for the past two decades. It helps build synergies in communities and support networks made up of various organizations. Joining Hands challenges systems that contribute to hunger, poverty and injustice.
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