ASSIGNMENT

“We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic.  Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.”
President Jimmy Carter Links to an external site.(October 27, 1976)

Read the quote and then the biography of President Jimmy Carter.

Think about what this quote means to you and might mean to diverse peoples in other societies.  Then read page (An Introduction to Human Services by Woodside and McClam), the BOX 8.5 section entitled International Focus: Disha Kendra.  Based on your integration and application of the chapter readings, module notes, professional experience, and external sources, compose a thoughtful response to the following discussion prompts:

• How well do you believe that community mapping and the model of client empowerment are working in the tribal communities in India?
• What meaning does this quote have for you personally?