KETAAKETI initiates the establishment of local, self-determined non-governmental organizations in economically poorest countries, with whom the organization then works on a basis of mutual respect and equality of all partners. In economically poorest countries, KETAAKETI usually identifies and inspires a private person from the respective country who should meet the following criteria:

• many years of experience and high motivation to support the education of the poorest children in their own country and to provide start-up capital to their families to stabilize their school attendance,
• educated, with integrity, financially secure and willing to make a high level of personal, unpaid commitment as well as to provide financial support.

This person then forms a group of like-minded people (friends, colleagues, relatives...) who then establish a non-governmental organization (NGO) whose name (freely chosen) should roughly reflect the KETAAKETI partnership philosophy. But here too, as everywhere in our work, KETAAKETI's maxim applies:

We assume that our partners' work is based on autonomy in decisions and working methods, as well as maximum initiative. If this is the case, then we cooperate in a spirit of partnership. We respect and value the way of working and thinking of the respective partner country.

Goals:

  Independence and pride in the partner country

  A home worth living in

  Education for a better future in the partner countries

Basis of our work:

Trust and highest commitment in both partner countries 

Note: Experience has shown that the change in thinking from the usual development “aid” approach (donor-recipient mentality) to the acceptance of the required and promoted independence requires a long time and intensive discussions with one another.

In this organic model of cooperation, both sides work hard, discuss development steps, explore previous experiences and always develop and implement them in accordance with the country's way of thinking and working. In this way, new models can also emerge, such as the social classes model in Nepal for getting children from illiterate families in very remote mountain villages used to school.

The principle is always:

 We are always open to further development of our partnership and grateful for modest, committed attitudes on both sides.

Our basic mindset:

 We are all members of a global family, we actively practice this in our hand-in-hand working style and at the same time want to give the poorest people a feeling of security (we are always there for you!) and appreciation (look what you are able to achieve for yourselves!).