Underlying Problem Statements SUBHEADLINE Cultural differences when misguided have caused gender violence, racism, corruption, wars and genocide everywhere in the world.
considered to be each one side of a coin without which, the other is incomplete. Our goal is therefore focused on achieving cultural harmony on one hand to fulfill the emotional aspect of an existing social challenge and developing transformative The myths and tethers that hold the cultural differences in place are termed strategies on the other hand to address cultivated dependency. Therefore, nega- the substantive practical requirement to tive cultivated dependecy can be used to meet the same challenge. to describe the crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice that plagues marginalized people worldwide.
THIS COMBINATION The ripple effect of cultivated dependency and the wake behind its historical U L T I M A T E L Y legacy can be traced as root causes of PROVIDES A many bad social conditions and unnecessary human suffering in many societ- S U S T A I N A B L E ies. SOLUTION TO These conditions are often misguided THE PROBLEM. by ignorance and corroborated by abject poverty, pollution, preventable diseases, bondage, constraints, and corruption. The main reason for this is because meotions often mask the substantive issues.
The bifocal methodology used in identifying root causes of any social condition is unique to AV. We attempt to map solu5 tions to social problems from both emotional and substantive views. These are
A typical list of social conditions of the minority citizens includes unemployment, murder and mayhem in the streets, unsafe public environment, substandard schools, dilapidated housing, inadequate healthcare, and pervasive sense of hopelessness. These conditions perpetuate chaos and unnecessary suffering amongst people and causes instability in the society.
TOOLS OF DEPENDENCY
•
IGNORANCE
•
POVERTY
•
POLLUTION/
•
ENVIRONMENTAL NEGLIGENCE
•
PREVENTABLE DISEASES
•
BONDAGE, CONSTRAINTS,
•
AND CORRUPTION
•
UNNECESSARY HUMAN SUFFERING
SELF DETERMINATION TOOLS •
ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
•
ECONOMY EMPOWERMENT
•
ENVIRONMENT STEWARDSHIP
•
AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE HEALTHCARE
•
FREEDOM, LIBERTY, & RIGHTS
•
TRANSPARENCY, ETHICS, & INTEGRITY
•
DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES