By Cynthia E White Presbyterian Self-Development of People is not about charity… It’s about… …having a decent home, food on the table, the ability to send your children to school. Walking with Marjorie from her home to the Sandy Beach restaurant/conference center in Hopkins Village you know it’s not about charity because charity is not… Read more »
November 9, 2015
SDOP is not about charity
By Cynthia E White Presbyterian Self-Development of People is not about charity… It’s about… …having a decent home, food on the table, the ability to send your children to school. Walking with Marjorie from her home to the Sandy Beach restaurant/conference center in Hopkins Village you know it’s not about charity because charity is not… Read more »
Street Vendors teaming up with Anthony Bourdain By Sean Basinski Let me quickly share some exciting news you may have missed. The Street Vendor Project will be teaming up with Anthony Bourdain to curate a dozen stalls in the huge hawker center he is building on the West Side of Manhattan! The opening… 
The Presbyterian Committee on the SDOP celebrates 45 years of ministry and disburses $193,000 to 13 self-help projects by Margaret Mwale and Cynthia White Pittsburgh, PA— The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) celebrated 45 years of ministry at its September 2015 meeting. At the same meeting, grants totaling $168,000 to self-help projects… 
Changing the Odds A Reflection on the Proctor Institute 2015 Rev. Jon BrownJersey City, NJ “Educate a Child, Transform the World” – it’s a noble calling and worthy endeavor. This initiative, established by the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), seeks to improve the quality of education for 1 million children by the… 
Self-Development of People credited with helping cut through the red tape By Rick Jones Getting out of jail doesn’t always mean an individual is free to pursue a future. The question over criminal record always stands out on job applications and many argue it has kept them from getting their foot in the door for… 
We are seeing individuals and communities transformed through CHE. — Rev. Jo Ella Holman, PC(USA) Regional Liaison for the Caribbean Presbyterian mission co-worker Ruth Brown has witnessed just how important the Presbyterian Church of Congo’s Community Health Evangelism (CHE) program is to the malnourished children of a small village in Africa. She accompanied pastor Malenga Ilunga,… 
Editor’s note: Since this story was written, Wayne Gnatuk and Cynthia White have retired. By Wayne A. Gnatuk and Laura VanDale For anyone interested in the Urban Garden scene and the potential for increasing the availability of fresh healthy foods for city dwellers, Cleveland is an exciting place to be. In the last decade empty lots… 
By Clara Nunez/Margaret Mwale Unity in our Community Time Bank in Detroit, MI is a project funded with a grant for $12,701 by the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP), a ministry of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). SDOP enters into partnerships with groups of economically poor people who want to change their lives… 
by Teresa Bidart It has been a long time since the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) first heard from The Community of San Luis, Aguacayo in El Salvador. It was in 2002 when this community group sent their request for funds to install a water system for 57 families. The community members had not…