by david.brewer | Jun 3, 2017 | Business Philosophy, Individual's Story, SEED Team
We view the word “poverty” through a rather shallow lens, full of pity, aversion, and cardboard signs. We interpret it as “otherness,” which really translates to: not me. Well, what if I told you that we are all suffering from poverty? That poverty is defined as the...
by david.brewer | May 20, 2016 | Business Philosophy, Group stories, Individual's Story, Products
When Rose was last in Miraj, India visiting the Dayanand Handloom Project, she met this gentleman, who told a fascinating story about the bag he carries. The bag was made by the Dayanand group, known as a group of people who have been healed from Hansen’s...
by david.brewer | Jun 19, 2013 | Business Philosophy, Group stories, Individual's Story, Products
Sometime last year, Hermana Gloria Sucilli (shown at left) of the Mujeres Jireh livelihood group calculated prices. She sent word that she (and therefore SEED) could decrease the cost of the handwoven cloth & leather bags if we didn’t use natural dyes. The...
by david.brewer | May 16, 2013 | Business Philosophy, Individual's Story, SEED Team
Sometimes people ask us “who is SEED?” and generally what they are asking is who works for SEED. Of course, there are many answers to that question. One accurate answer for the past three months, however, was that Amberstarr Lumsey was working for SEED....
by david.brewer | Oct 9, 2012 | Business Philosophy, Individual's Story, SEED Team
In 2002, I (David) graduated with my Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA). I had already worked in government, nonprofit, and corporate America for 10 years and now, armed with an MBA, I was ready to conquer the world, climb the corporate ladder, and...
by david.brewer | Sep 6, 2012 | Business Philosophy, Individual's Story, SEED Team
In my last blog post I wrote a very brief amount on the theology of development work. Now I think it’s important to explain briefly how it is that I (David) in particular came to be doing this work through SEED Livelihood Network. There are three specific...