Give a man a fish

There are now only 85 days to go until the London Marathon - which I am running to help raise £2000 for Christian Aid. Each Thursday I am posting a short video to highlight one aspect of the work of Christian Aid. Last week we looked at their work campaigning for tax justice - putting pressure on rich governments to ensure that tax regulations do not benefit the rich and the expense of the poor.

This week's video shows how the provision of a boat, new nets, a new smoking oven and training in new fishing techniques allow fishing communities in places like Sierra Leone to not only feed themselves, but provide a source of income so allows families to work their way out of poverty. 

Projects like this demonstrate how aid is not simply about providing communities with food - so that they need to keep on coming back for more. It is about empowering communities to provide for themselves. This particular project highlights the wisdom of the Chinese proverb that says 

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime

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