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  World We Dare Imagine Part 3 What Do We Believe In? What is something that all of us take for granted? Some things that may come to mind are food, shelter, and clothes. Something that may not come to mind but is absolutely essential to us in our modern society is education. Education is what allows us as humans to thrive and prosper. It is much better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish, as he will become self-sufficient. Knowledge of agriculture is ultimately what puts food on our plates every day. With that being said, we at Human Success Foundation believe that providing knowledge to those who do not have it is the best way to lift people out of poverty in a sustainable fashion. Schools Our organization plans to expand our existing schools into struggling communities located in poor countries in Africa. HSF has already built schools in Southeast Asia and Central America with much success. We have taught the locals about corporate social responsibility, entrepreneurs...

  World We Dare Imagine Part 1 To make the world a better place, the first thing that comes to mind is education. It would be a kind of long-term investment that doesn’t show immediate results or profit. I believe that you shouldn’t force people in third world countries to simply accept aid that you have to give. As shown in The Blue Sweater , when people receive money, they will simply spend it without regard to keeping it sustainable. A good solution would be to have people like the author of The Blue Sweater teach the locals of third world countries how to have a sustainable business model. From there, the locals will know the basics and would be able to expand and replicate that kind of sustainability and will end up using aid well. Another point is emphasizing the importance of environmental sustainability in all its forms. So as third world countries become industrialized eventually, they will choose to keep the environment in mind. I think this could be applied to first wor...