Youth 4 Business is guided by a philosophy of inherent human dignity and empowerment. The below resources have informed and enhanced our motivations and actions.

When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor-- and Yourself - Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert, 2012

 

From Dependence to Dignity: How to Alleviate Poverty through Church-Centered Microfinance - Brian Fikkert and Russell Mask, 2015

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The Poor will be Glad: Joining the Revolution to Lift the World out of Poverty - Peter Greer and Phil Smith, 2012

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From Aid to Trade: How Aid Organizations, Businesses, and Governments Can Work Together: Lessons Learned from Haiti - Daniel Jean-Louis and Jacqueline Klamer, 2016

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From Trade to Self- Sustainability: Creating Wealth to End Poverty: OBED Principles at Work - Daniel Jean-Louis, 2019

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Walking with the Poor: Principles and Practices of Transformational Development - Bryant L. Myers, 2011

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Song of Haiti: The Lives of Dr. Larimer and Gwen Mellon at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital of Deschapelles - Barry Paris, 2006

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To Fool the Rain: Haiti’s Poor and their Pathway to a Better Life - Steven Werlin, 2016

 

Banker to the Poor: Micro-lending and the Battle against World Poverty - Muhammad Yunus, 2008