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Families can, ior insianee, inainiain a sludeni
dormiiory near mndary or ierriary rosariiies, wiiereas
ai pieseni many rural iamilies love no sneii iaeilily lu
send eiiildren ages I2 or over when iirey need or
requeniiiigiierediieaiion.
l-eopie ean ieel, and some-nines are, mapped in ilie
nnelear iamily or do (umpflund" iamily oi blood
ieiaoves who may siiare no eiiiieal or inieiasi base Al
rlines, uadluunul umcd ismiliea yussly Exploll lin
plmcullr) younger women, as nouseirold serls, or aie
exploired by indoleni members blood ieiaiionsinp is
nu guaraniee or iieedooi oi riioiee, or lair dealing
besides, as people yaw and age. rney develop diriering
needs ior spare and relaiionsnips, and oinei
linielieeiual or inieresii iaeiors call ior diilereni
personal relaoorisinps.
Many oi us irave been kxked in lo unaaiisiaerory
wnrk or personal khllonshlps, or ioo mudi alone in
khl (nn|ex| oi nueiear iarnily ~ideale", wlnrii in real
sooeries are ior iiie kw l| is good lo be able to via ,
slay wrin, ond eooperaio wirii a iew nonseiolds and k)
ioroi new ielaiionsiripoas needed; ii is also neeessary io
have me noedoin lo enoose new work allianees.
ln iiie exmndtd iamiiy, problems sueii as Iatk oi
siielior, land aeeoss, aeeess (a eapriai and semees,
desened or negleened ebildien lor adulisl, rransmissnin
ol ndeeme diseases, and popnlsiion eonliol ean largely
be deaii wiiii by inieriial behaviour on some ideal ol
ldynamiel slablhty fly aeleeiive reeruiimeni, ah“; and
mm eaii be arqmmd, or developed by eduraiion
and group (aplul invesimeni Funds ran to- .sioolisbod
as inliows:
- COMMON ENTERPRISE FUND iiie iamiiy lund.
lield in Is: plaves and eonveiiible ro a varieiy oi
eurieneies, and managed by a lew individuals as a
lullrnme rob All sayings and coniribuiions are
aeeonnied lo individuals, and available as loans as lor
any eiedu union or ievolying lend, aeross all currenries
and regions,
- ANNlJAL MEMBERSHIP FUND invskd and lie
inieiaai used, This servers lire iegiery, newsleiier. and
pays pan or iiilierime wages lo a eoliaior.
- CHILDRENS PERMANENT FUND, all adulis
lage l7 or overl eoniribuie ssu lo lins rund, wiii.
addibonal giirs eneonraged The fund is managed wiiii
ilie Cummon Enierprise Fund ror esseniiai
einldaarieriied yeniuies or ior edueaiion ibis is a
non-rerornaiile lund. Earn moiner or mntherdu—bz
would eneonrage s—o soppori people io coniiibnie
donaoons, and agiee io nelp in MM: ways Uri-ii age
l2. paienlsean apply (or loans, and rlnemalner lunnl age
in are enildren ran iriemselves apply, alier wiiieii IMy
aie iseognised as adnlis.
- SPECIAL VENTURE FUNDS. io be raised by
proposal, open io girnips or individuals and handled
by iiie Common Enrei-prise rend adminisrraiors lor
such group yennnres as is snared iioiise. boar, overseas
programme or busmtss
ii is piebable iiiai some ler all) members rould run
one or moie enlerprisee io iiiiid a eiiariiy or "Inl.
aid' programme ior areas oi need. lel'n soeii basie
iinaneiai iools, seeondary needs are lo rniionalise
msouiees as a iype oi ieal esraie seroiee and iesouiee
lisiing iniemally, so iiiai all members can assisi orbers
as producers, eunsumers, irnslees, or by land,
applianee, and siielier raooiialisaoon
As some ideal, groups oi 30 or so people eoiild goiner
in sore regions lwiiii some ouiiier iiouseboidsi and so
make trawl loeaily an easier allair Mela» neiworldng
iiribe iii iribei enables sueii highrrrlevll organisadions
os irovel and aeesimmodaiion neis io be sei up on a
global oasis, sasri in belrnnsierred lo arensol need, and
larger mm enierpiises developed
As ior |he iouciiy snbieri u! pnpnlaiiori eoniroi,
kakmg gionp responsibiliry lor a very iew eiiiidien
someiiioes eons iiie urge ioiiieed. and iirose wlio wani
more inan rwoenildien are lar ouoiiimbeied by enose
wiio day“. so mar wieie eiilldien are noi seen as a
~iuruie lnsllim"4€5 in very poor rural lamflirsi iiie
populaiion ean soon aeliieve a sieady sisie. Tne
seiemaiie oi rigiiie 11.) gives iiie basie pararneieis lm
boiii jludyAsuKe and ouroleeonirol or declining
popiiianons A iegisiry ean ineierore inform people oi
iiie balances in sex "(to and age siruriure, and
reeriiiimeni in iiie laie siages oi enrnlmeni ean be
adnisled us give a lair balanee oi savage disiribiiiion ii
does noi moiier. ni rouise, ii perleei balanres are nor
oenieoed, bur resoniees iemani pleniilul only ii people
remain ielaiively iew
Given an mended larnily, a bioregional nelwovk
loeaily, and some iorm oi eoinriion work npporiuniiy,
any ind idual is assured oiaeees. iii mum's eapiial.
mlmml exenanges. and good work We need noi only
llxed Villages nnd bioregions, bur open eorridnrs io
oiiier regionsoiiier mph, and mossiiaiions
As | see ii. eoniiiei arises ori ~naiioiiai" boundaries
iiiai are fixed or dispuied A web oi inuiilerarial,
mulnfllluul, and oiulilaoecupaiional iamrlies and
global narioiis oblileraies anese deleivded iera-iiones'
and s peoeeiui biesrylea ne irarneworls kir siren
nalions already exisrs; I| remains io give inose
iiaineworks lire rneenanisrns iiiai male iriie
inreidependenee via a new rype or eriended iamily,
We all value euiiural and environmenlai
diversiiy—or riie world wmlld become one user
Tnyo|a<£o¢a Colaewlenonalderlilion monoculinie.
mus iiieroneepis oi unique bioiegoons. inraer language
and enliure, and omlriaial enrieiiirieni is eeniral no
a perinaeiilruie oi iiiioian iesonrees, and an eeurneniesl
global nooon.
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TRUSTS AND LEGAL STRATEGIES
Tums ui iiie pubhc inreiesr are 1M legal basis on which
eiinieiies. universiues and many senonis, researei.
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