a code to live by

Dr. James Yen founded the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement and the International Institute for Rural Reconstruction

I always get inspired from the words of Dr. James Yen, the Father of Rural Reconstruction. I just knew that you cannot go wrong when these principles become part of the practice & philosophy of working for the poor, marginalized and voiceless. 
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CREDO
Live among them

Learn from them

Plan with them

Work with them

Start with what they know

Build on what they have

Teach by showing

Learn by doing

Not a showcase but a pattern

Not odds and ends but a system

Not piecemeal but integrated approach

Not to conform but to transform

NOT RELIEF BUT RELEASE



What is your personal code that you live by? 
How do stay true in your practice and everyday life?
 

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