If the wheel is already invented ...

I know this is a boring photo - yeah, the logo of a company on the side of a truck. Yippee! Not. But actually it is. If you're working to help a community there is no sense in reinventing the wheel when the wheel already exists. That's what I like about World Vision. They work along with many other organizations who already have the knowledge so that change happens quicker - and better. I've been to humanitarian conferences and am always pleasantly surprised at the number of groups who have told me they've worked in partnership with World Vision in this country doing this and this and this. I think that's cool. It saves costs and it uses the expertise that is already established. After all, if the wheel is already invented ...

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