Poverty as My Teacher

In Poverty as my Teacher, Robert Miller has identified the true key to successfully addressing what is arguably the most pressing social issue of our time: global poverty. The solution lies in his systemic socioeconomic approach to addressing pervasive poverty, whereas virtually all previous methods have addressed a segment of poverty, whether it be clean water, microloans and entrepreneurship, or health care. While these initiatives are critical to addressing global poverty, none will ultimately succeed until they are part of a larger, systemic approach such as proposed by Robert Miller. This book therefore represents a seminal work toward that auspicious goal. - Kevin Ruble, President Circle M Foundation Poverty has not and will not be solved using a fragmented, archaic approach. This age-old issue needs a new perspective and fresh ideas. The approach taken by Bob Miller quite simply...works. It attacks all of the elements that cultivate poverty and creates an empowering environment where those factors cannot thrive. Developing sustain-able communities with the focus on family provides an opportunity for the residents to not only become contributing members to our society, but to also see their own inner worth. - Warren L. Rose, founder Vorus Biopower Bob Miller introduces us to a new and compelling concept, that os "sustainable caring communities" designed not only to recognize the intractable problem of poverty but to eradicatee it through ingenuity and systemic changes. - David Figuli, Esq. Principal - Figuli Group Projects to end poverty have never worked. It is time to move beyond projects that address one or just a few of the prevailing conditions of poverty as experienced by adults and children living in slums (i.e., lack of: clean water, sanitation, literacy, health care, ...) and wake up to the truth that poverty can only be eradicated if all the underlying, systemic conditions are dealt with - all at once and in one location. Mr. Miller presents a simple framework for such a solution that is both scalable and ultimately doable. I know of no other "war to end poverty" initiative that even comes close to attacking and conquering all the conditions of poverty that prevail in the many places where absolute poverty persists throughout the world. - Michael Lanier, CEO Business Integration Advisors SFC has obviously thought about this long and hard, and has come up with a plan that addresses the multi-pronged problems of poverty, community needs and orphan survival. The plan is well developed, forward looking and focuses on sustainability rather than monetary minimal bandaging. People and projects like this one deserve support and involvement from the community behind them, and from the communities they strive to create in areas of the world where the life and economics are harder than in the developed world. - T.J. Carney, Attorney at Law