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We are Transforming Lives in New Ways​

Child Development International is changing the lives of impoverished children worldwide, helping communities meet their own needs without external support.

We do this by bringing communities together around the common cause of developing their children, and teaching them how to leverage and mobilize their local assets.

The result is a changed community that is NOT dependent on foreign aid. This is a new way of doing international ministry that opens hearts to the Good News and uplifts all people.

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The Problem

Many poor villages have families just like you and I; they are made up moms and dads who love their children.

However, the depth of poverty and oppressive systems have torn through these families leaving behind collateral damage and challenges too big for them to solve on their own.

Most of the time, they are so desperate that they cannot see past today because they are simply struggling to survive.

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Old Thinking

Most organizations arrive on the scene and provide a program designed to address a particular problem, like education.

Funding for such a new elaborate program is too big for the village to manage, so the program comes with outside funding.

The village becomes dependent on donors and never transitions to being responsible for providing a proper education for their own children.

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A Better Solution

Based on decades of experience and research, we have developed an innovative framework that provides the structure, processes and tools necessary for communities to develop their own children by leveraging and mobilizing their local assets.

This approach acknowledges the value of the local people and eliminates dependency on resources from outside of the village.

Independent Village Framework

Our experience has revealed four objectives that we have embraced in developing this framework.

  1. Help as many children as possible by eliminating costly programs.
  2. Reduce local people’s dependence on foreign financial aid.
  3. Develop sustainable solutions that are owned by local people.
  4. Bring the gospel to communities that have never heard or are not open to outsiders.

With the end goal in mind, we teach parents and village leaders how to care for their children from the beginning rather than doing it for them. As a result, relationship and trust is naturally created, leading to the village opening their minds and hearts to the gospel message.

Using the Independent Village Framework, children are healthy, safe, educated and loved.

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School

We challenge and equip village schools to produce educated children rather than “pretending” to teach.

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Health

We help local health workers and families to know how to live healthy lives through embracing good hygiene and modern medicine.

Bible

Church

We assist church planters to build up a local church that serves their community in love and engages in intentional Biblical discipleship.

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Home

We train parents and caregivers how to best love and care for their own children.

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