BLC’s SWOT analysis

Strength

• Personnel/staff level
  • Led by well equipped locals,/ MA/PhD linguistic graduates
  • No language or cultural barriers/adjustment needed
  • David had taught both at two different Bible schools run by the two largest local denominations

• Organizational/social level
  • already have a center/infrastructure with office spaces/rooms
  • affiliated with well established international org. and also local Churches
  • BLC is well already well respected by the community leaders and Churches
• Technological/program level
  • Good internet/electric at the center
  • Technical/computer support available from SIL
  • We have BLC media team and have own studio
  • We have well prepared and  training programs in local languages (TH, SCF, CK etc)
• Legal/environmental level
  • Many government officials in Kachin State are believers
  • Some relatives of BLC’s staff are in high offices
  • There are less Government restrictions of Christian activities in Kachin State [more religious tolerant in the area]
  • BLC office is located at a Christian village

Weaknesses

• Legal and organizational status
  • No government registration status
  • Not officially recognize by (or a member of) larger local churches
  • Lack of committed/gifted staff/personnel
  • We become so NGOs not having enough time for spiritual nourishment/activities
• Infrastructure/environment
  • No local funding/ Lack of funds to support the national staff
  • Finance ‘local banks may collapse’ (unable to do international direct funds transfer)
  • (Some) language communities not interested
  • High inflation rate
  • Housing for the office staff
  • No good schools for the kids in and around BLC
• Personal level
  • Trust/delegation issues
  • Ego/pride

 Opportunity

• Government has shown positive attitude [or no strong negative attitudes] toward developing smaller languages
• Language communities in the area already have Christian Churches to work with
• communities’ leaders have strong desire to maintain their mother tongues

Threats

• Government will stop/interfere the work or Someone else
  • Civil unrest in the country will stop the work
  • Dominate Language group/leadership may interfere or misunderstand
  • Lack of funding (flow of funds into the country)
  • Language shift/death (language communities may stop speaking their mother tongues)
  • Qualified staff may leave the country for better opportunities