[Canmore, AB 04-05-09] Encounter earth is still in early development as a business and way of thinking. There are some very complicated ideas to process when making a priority on partnering within the third world. Looking at Africa for instance, there are many critics who believe that any aid is wasted because of compromising government officials. The result is that a large amount of aid is redirected to the few and the whole cycle of exploitation is recycled.

Here within the encounter earth brain trust we believe that there are other, renewed ways to approach or broach this briar of greed and manipulation. The big idea is to work directly with the entrepreneurs/creative hard working individuals and communities. Aid and development on their own can create dependence but resource appropriately given through pay for work or loaned to people (with dreams to provide for their children and communities) is sustainable!

Check out the TED video below to see what happened to Jane in the slums of Nairobi and what can be the reults of creativity, hardship, and resource: