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The world has no shortage of good intentions. There is, however, a serious lack of focus with these good-will efforts, which tend to leave people short of their long term goal. The effects of these failures are rarely felt at home, but the impact is drastic in developing nations who look to more affluent countries for guidance. This is when we need to channel the power of windhorse. Windhorse is a term used in the Shambhala tradition (from the Tibetan word Lungta) to describe the life force of all living creatures. The selfless helping of others elevates their windhorse and also our own. That being said, this needs to be done in a way that truly addresses the needs of others. Basically, we need to become enablers. Through Windhorse International, we implement self sustaining projects in developing countries that can be run by local communities and continue to flourish of their own accord. This is done by a 3 pronged approach to any potential project: 2.Create revenue activities that can be run by locals (Projects that rely solely on outside monies to ensure success carry a high percentage of failure)
3. On-site development / support (done through volunteers playing an interactive role in jump starting and being available to help implement the project)
With this method at work, we can empower local communities and feel good that the fruits of our own labor will continue to grow over time!
Autumn Spredemann
Chairman and Founder of Windhorse International |
