Grandeur Vision

Earlier in the week a remark was posted by this writer [Lea 1815] that hinted towards a certain degree of uneasiness with the commodification approach of providing water and sanitation services to the poor. Propounding that we have a social justice obligation to consider clean water as a human right, the privatization development approach based on efficacy is flawed towards continued inequity of the rich getting richer, and the poor, poorer.

Alternatively, the Primary Health Care model (PHC) is a radical shift were water and sanitation programs and priorities are defined and articulated by the community within a participatory development approach. The PHC model as advocated in the Alma Ata Declaration is ultimately about empowerment of individuals and communities so that they have control over their own lives.

In conclusion, in the context of the poorest-of-poor communities, identification of micro enterprise projects to fit the people and their needs is crucial towards economic and social self-sufficiency. A grandeur vision is a global movement of social entrepreneurship.