Chris Fabry Live! - When Helping Hurts
Air Date March 26, 2010
Summary
Hurricanes. Earthquakes. Tsunamis. Poverty. What is the best way to help the poor? We often have faulty assumptions about the causes of poverty, resulting in strategies that do considerable harm to poor people as well as to themselves. Friday, our guests challenge those assumptions and give us foundational concepts and clear principles to help the poor without hurting them.
Featured
Steve Corbett
Steve Corbett is an Assistant Professor of Community Development at Covenant College and serves as a Distance Learning Trainer for the Chalmers Center. Previously, he served as Director of Field Operations and Training for the Chalmers Center. Prior to coming to Covenant College, Steve worked for Food for the Hungry International (FHI) as the Regional Director for Central and South America for two years. Before assuming these responsibilities, he served as the Director of Staff Training for nine years. In this capacity, he participated in the orientation and training of 1,500 staff working in 25 countries. Steve has a B.A. from Covenant College and a M.Ed. in Adult Education from the University of Georgia.
For more information about Steve, please visit his Web site.
Brian Fikkert
Dr. Brian Fikkert is an Associate Professor of Economics and the founder and Executive Director of the Chalmers Center for Economic Development at Covenant College. He earned a Ph.D. in economics from Yale University, specializing in international economics and economic development. He has been a consultant to the World Bank and is the author of numerous articles in both academic and popular journals. Prior to coming to Covenant College, Brian was a professor at the University of Maryland—College Park and a research fellow at the Center for Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector.
For more information about Brian, please visit his Web site.
Host
Chris Fabry
Chris Fabry is the host of Chris Fabry Live!, an hour of spiritual encouragement from his backyard radio fence. The program challenges listeners to think biblically about their spiritual journeys. Chris is also the author of the Christy Award-winning novel Dogwood, and his latest fiction release, June Bug. He and his family live near Tucson, Ariz. To find out more, please visit Chris' website.