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Investing in Relationships that Change the World.

Beyond the Known is called to build intentional relationships with local community leaders in developing countries to help build thriving communities - one relationship, one

neighborhood at a time.

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The problem.

Developing countries often suffer from a cycle of poverty. It starts with a lack of access.

Access to food, access to education, and access to economic stability.

Until the cycle is broken, the poverty continues.

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Our Approach

Community-Centered Solutions

We believe in a community-centered approach, working with local leaders to identify immediate needs, assess long-term requirements, and develop sustainable solutions.

 

We do that by engaging people where they are.

1 Peter 4:8 says:

 

"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms."

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We equip people with what they need.

According to 2 Timothy 3: 16-18:

"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correction and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."

Then we empower people to lead through partnership and showing each other love. Matthew 9:38 inspires us:

"The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.  Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

Discover how we collaborate to bring hope and resilience to communities in need.

Feed people.

Our first step often is to help local communities by providing immediate feeding assistance, followed by identifying the long-term challenges that prevent access to stable food sources

Meaning:

We provide immediate food resources and help create long-term, sustainable processes for access to stable food resources.

Grow local economy.

We conduct comprehensive needs analysis to gain understanding of the unique requirements and challenges facing each community.  Developing trusted relationships ensures our support and systems are tailored to meet the specific needs and dreams of the local community.

 

Translated :

We help them identify what they need and develop solutions to meet that need.  

Give Education Access.

Based on our focused assessments, we collaborate with local community leaders to develop and implement sustainable processes. Then we focus on expanding access to education through developing educational infrastructure, enhancing growth pathways, and providing ongoing collaboration and support.

In short:

We help identify challenges in educational processes and we collaborate to expand access to viable solutions. 

Empowering local people
changes generations.

Many programs give generously to help short-term needs, but don't resolve the root problem. Access to ongoing solutions. A source for lasting change. But when you partner with the people who are there and care about the legacy of the community, the neighborhoods transform.

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