You Asked, ARDF Answers: How do we combat dependency?

“Dependency is destructive when it undermines self-reliance.”

Welcome to our new series: ARDF Answers.

We asked you what you wanted to know and you posed some great questions.
A lot of you wanted to know: How do we make sure that our projects do not create a cycle of dependency?

We feel good about giving, but when recipients overseas receive money with no long-term plan to address the underlying problems, this leads to dependency. What is ARDF doing to combat this? We are glad you asked!

Do you have a question about relief and development work that you’d like answered? Submit it here. And keep watch for future videos answering our most popular questions!

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