Beyond Empowerment Quotes

“Ernesto learned how to use a cane in public. Socially, the cane transformed Ernesto's life. “Now, if I'm going onto the bus, they always let me sit, because of my disability, when they see the cane,” he said. “When I'm walking in the shopping mall, they never go against me. They always pull over to the side. When they teach you how to use a cane and how to walk through the people, everything changes—people respect you.”
― Jeffry Odell Korgen, Beyond Empowerment: A Pilgrimage with the Catholic Campaign for Human Development