ABCD-Training-of-Trainers-Tools-July-2013

to speak to the funder. He sees someone from an NGO partner who reprimands him for not having
submitted a report that they are waiting for (tear newsprint). Eventually he speaks to the funder who is
very short with him and says they do not accept hand written proposals – he will need to e-mail her
office in Pretoria for the form (tear newsprint). He gets home late to an angry wife and a disappointed
committee waiting for him (tear remaining bits).
Ask the group how does Sipho feel now? Most say he is torn up and depressed. Link this to what has
been said about poverty of mind and poverty of spirit (as in the ‘Types of Poverty’ tool on page).
Although people create systems of injustice and oppression which can cause poverty, these subtle forms
are often created day to day in our own minds and own interactions. Open up space for comment. Often
communities reflect on the way people put others down within their own organizations and easily
identify with Sipho.
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