Rural reconstruction

'Go to the people
Live among them
Learn from them
Plan with them
Work with them
Start with what they know
Build on what they have
Teach by showing
Learn by doing
Not a showcase but a pattern
Not odds and ends but a system
Not piecemeal but an integrated approach
Not to conform but to transform
Not relief but release'

[piecemeal : in stukjes en brokjes]

Het Credo van IIRR, International Institute of Rural Reconstruction. Ik vond het in de vastenkalender van Broederlijk Delen.