In the River They Swim I n t h e R I v e R t h e y S w I m ... Essays from Around the World on Enterprise Solutions to Poverty ... Edited by Michael Fairbanks, Marcela Escobari‑ Rose, Malik Fal, and Elizabeth Hooper With a Foreword by Dr. Rick Warren Author of the global best seller, The Purpose Driven Life templeton press west conshoh0cken, pennsylvania Templeton Press 300 Conshohocken State Road, Suite 550 West Conshohocken, PA 19428 www.templetonpress.org © 2009 by OTF Group and Michael Fairbanks All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, with‑ out the written permission of Templeton Press. Designed and typeset by Gopa and Ted2, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging‑ in‑ Publication Data In the river they swim : essays from around the world on enterprise solutions to poverty / edited by Michael Fairbanks ... [et al.]; with a foreword by Rick Warren. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN‑ 13: 978‑ 1‑ 59947‑ 251‑ 5 (hardbound : alk. paper) ISBN‑ 10: 1‑ 59947‑ 251‑ 1 (hardbound : alk. paper) 1. Poverty— Prevention. 2. Economic development— Social aspects. 3. Entrepreneurship—Social aspects. 4. Social responsibility of business. 5. Servant leadership. I. Fairbanks, Michael, 1957‑ II. Title: Enterprise solutions to poverty. HC79.P6I47 2008 339.4'6— dc22 2008040114 Printed in the United States of America 09 10 11 12 13 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is dedicated to Sir John Templeton. He used enterprises to improve the lives of millions of people around the world. ... The poor can’t sleep Because their stomachs are empty. The rich have full stomachs, But they can’t sleep Because the poor are awake. —Copper miner, Lusaka, Zambia ... Contents ... Foreword: Fighting Poverty with Purpose by Dr. Rick Warren xi Acknowledgments xvii Introduction 3 Part I: The Journey 1. The Backbone of a New Rwanda by H. E. President Paul Kagame 11 2. Flight VS 56: Riding the Cultural Divide by Malik Fal 15 3. A Space Alien in Chaps by Anne Morriss 23 4. A Mind for the Poor by Andreas Widmer 28 5. Waiting for Mr. Anderson by Kenneth Hynes 35 6. My Faith in Capitalism by Andreas Widmer 40 7. Nature Is Destiny, and the More Nature, the Worse the Destiny by Sally Christie 48 8. Locomotives, Needles, and Aid by Malik Fal 55 9. On Globalization by Michael Fairbanks 66 10. The Merits of Change by Luis Alberto Moreno 75