“Solutions to poverty must come from within the community”

Simplified Meaning:

To really fix poverty, the people living in the community need to be the ones coming up with the answers. They know best what their problems are and what solutions will work. Imagine a neighborhood where the roads are full of potholes. The people who live there know exactly which roads need fixing most urgently and what time of day is best for repairs. If someone from outside the community decided which roads to fix, they might choose the wrong ones or work at times that make things worse. In the same way, the local community understands their own issues with poverty better than outsiders do. When the community gets involved, the solutions are more likely to be practical and effective. People can apply this idea in their life by listening to and supporting grassroots efforts in their communities instead of waiting for outsiders to solve their problems.