MSC works with communities who are committed to being active participants in any project. MSC rejects relationships of dependency and seeks to foster partnership between poor communities overseas and supporters at home. MSC encourage a hands up rather than a hand out attitude. If a community is not willing to be stakeholder in the project then the project will not be approved. MSC encourages self-help and self-reliance among beneficiaries, avoids creating relationships of dependency and involves beneficiary groups to the maximum extent possible in the design, implementation and evaluation of projects.