There are many charities that help with crisis situations whilst we at ETC work to prevent the crisis from happening in the first place !

COMMUNITY BASED MODEL

AS A GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZATION OUR GOAL IS NOT ONLY TO PROMOTE OUR OWN PROGRAMS BUT  TO RECOGNIZE AND SUPPORT LOCAL INITIATIVES THAT REALLY  WORK. WE WORK HARD TO FIND THE GROUPS THAT WANT TO BRING CHANGE AND PROGRESS, NOT JUST HAVE ACCESS TO OUTSIDE FUNDS.
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CREATING HEALTHY INDEPENDENCE

ETC INTENTIONALLY PLAYS A BACKGROUND ROLE AS THEY PARTNER WITH LOCAL GROUPS. THIS IS A DELIBERATE ATTEMPT TO AVOID UNHEALTHY DEPENDENCIES THAT ONLY  WORK AS LONG AS THEY ARE SUPPORTED BY OUTSIDE FUNDING. THE GOAL IS TO CREATE HEALTHY INDEPENDENCE AND AUTONOMY.