Kathleen Fariss

Our strategic objective is to use our feeding to start the dialogue about exploiting education and skills-training to change the circumstances of those living in poverty. Our model is holistic in the true sense, and we consider all aspects of empowerment, including providing psychosocial support alongside training to heal trauma and ensure our impacts are long lasting. We believe in the principle of circularity, and we look for opportunity at every step of our work, to educate, heal, mentor, and help grow as a means to resolving social challenges. We use science and business strategies as a foundation for innovation. The world does not need more charity, it needs understanding, better alignment, and intentional collaboration. Everything The Dandelion Philosophy does starts with the understanding that once we have fed a hungry person, we can begin the dialogue with them about change, and healing the harmful influences that have shaped their experience of the world for too long.