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Reclaiming Our Democracy: Healing the Break Between People and Government

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I have read this book over and over again. The more I read the more I find myself talking about it to our Political and community Leaders. This book is a must for leaders with a vision for the community in their rural areas. I have started community projects as a result of reading the book. John Macharia Director, Insight Technologies Ltd. Nairobi, Kenya.

This book should inspire anyone who feels that our government is no longer capable of making a positive difference. It traces the development of a citizens' lobby on hunger and poverty issues and details the incredible results the group achieved. Buy one for the armchair activist in your life

This is the story of RESULTS, a NON-partisan grassroots, citizens lobbying group that fights hunger, poverty and death due to preventable disease by learning how to successfully create relationships with members of Congress and the media. They have helped the Child Survival fund come into being and grow to $600 million, and have seen a drop in infant mortality and increases in immunizations. They work on global and domestic issues, and are now promoting microenterprise lending to poor families, mostly to women. The results of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, and other microenterprise projects in the U.S. and abroad have been remarkable. And these are "everyday" people... teachers, moms, workers, students...very moving book!!!