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WMO IN THE CHANGING WORLD
The developing
community must adapt
to a changing world
WMO PC
How can we plan for a better future ure in an
age of scarcity and uncertainty?
At a time when resources are lim-
ited
and the challenges facing the
planet seem monumental, the only
way forward for development is to look at
the world from a different perspective.
Just how far are we prepared to go in
the search for a new and efficient future
for development? From a macro level, the
implications of a changing world need flexible
thinking.
The landscape of the charity/welfare
sector has changed significantly and many
charity organizations have closed, ended
programmes or made staff redundant after
losing statutory funding. Others, however,
are gearing up for a bigger role in public
service delivery and the devolution of power
to community organisations. ns. The plight of
many charities faced with funding cuts is
sympathetic.
In the current world economy, we do
understand the frustration, anxiety and
insecurity in the sector. But charities have
got to think beyond the short-term horizon
of public money, because we are moving
into a world where there is less of it around.
They’ve got to come to terms with this. The
grant that perhaps they’ve come to rely on
from the local authority is now vulnerable
or gone and they have to think about what
they do and why they exist - and, of course,
that is extremely uncomfortable for a lot of
organisations in the short term. “Things are
very painful, and we do need to prepare the
ground for changing the fundamentals of
the sector and live to a long term strategy
for the benefits of our community..
All the rational and logical thoughts end
to a point of Education, which is considered
as the rolling stone for bringing a dynamic
change in the society and the community.
It is a kind of revolution which has better
prospects and WMO, very rightly has upheld
the responsibility in providing financial
assistance to its community members for
getting quality education.
The importance of education is most
evident as a means to alleviate poverty and
engineering social changes. With quality
education, each and every individual will
be empowered to think, question and see
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