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Village Earth is a program for the new millennium. It is based on evidence that lack of access to proper resources is the block to building a better life and that poverty is a symptom rather than the cause.

Village  Earth joins the forces of individuals and organizations, using the unique gifts of each to provide access to essential resources and to provide training to villages across the globe.

Village Earth empowers people to achieve and sustain their hopes and dreams through their own efforts and actions.

Participation is the secret to human motivation. With the Village Earth approach, men, women, youth and elders are encouraged to play significant roles in improving their lives in partnership with both local and foreign organizations. This is enabled through:

* Training residents of all ages to assume responsible positions in their communities
* Using scientific and local knowledge to generate environmentally responsible, socially sustainable technologies appropriate for the particular infrastructure and geography of each village project.
* Working with public agencies to adapt resources to local needs.
* Encouraging private sector involvement in generating jobs, and creating lending market investment opportunity.
* Providing a global communication network to access sustainable resources.

Village Earth
(http://villageearth.org )