It's an environment that has encouraged the programme's creators, Mike Schur and Greg Daniels, to write every episode as if it's the show's last.
The programme also encourages the participation of local communities in their own development processes.
Part of each sale goes towards Closing the Loop, a global programme that encourages the reuse and recycling of old mobile phones.
Among the beneficiaries was Carole Legge (pictured) who suffers from learning difficulties, but was encouraged during the programme to leave a care home after many years and live by herself, taking her own decisions about her daily needs, such as shopping and socializing, assisted by regular carers.
Encouraged by the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD-POA) of 1994, the GOI reoriented its health programmes towards a rights-based approach and launched the first phase of the Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Programme in October 1997, which offered client-centred, demand-driven, quality maternal health and family planning services (25, 26).
Utilising an existing and well recognised family-oriented service provider to deliver the programme was well received and helped to encourage the families that the programme was appropriate for them.
The programme encouraged the formation of local teams at the clinics which created interest, engagement and motivation, giving rise to a culture positive to guidelines implementation.
20 It should be encouraged because the programmes will have a better outreach; community contributions (money, manpower and material) can be mobilised and, more importantly, communities have a right to take part in the decisions that affect their lives.
"We also want to use the programme to encourage the kind of entrepreneurship which has made Scotch whisky a global triumph".
"The programme is encouraging the Young Facilitators to become braver, and teaches them to deal with other children more effectively," said Frial Magdi, an English teacher at Al-Saeed School and a supervisor of two Young Facilitators.
