One of the greatest enemies of progress is the culture of dependency.
When people are trained to rely on aid instead of purpose, charity becomes a chain instead of a bridge.
This is why traditional aid models often fail—they give temporary help but create long-term helplessness.
At Agents of Change, we believe in empowerment, not enablement.
We teach people to rise up through:
- Skills training
- Faith-based entrepreneurship
- Community-building that restores dignity
People don’t want handouts—they want a chance to build.
They want to know their life matters, that their work matters, and that they can contribute.
Dependency ends when people see themselves the way God sees them—capable, creative, and called.
“We break poverty when we break the lie that people have nothing to offer.”