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Causes: Economic Development, International, International Economic Development, Microfinance
Mission: To develop and promote projects that benefit poor and distressed communities by stimulating their economies, creating jobs, and alleviating conditions associated with poverty. To identify future leaders within poor communities and provide them with opportunities to acquire new skills and experience to help lift their communities out of poverty.
Programs: Education-providing malawian villagers, who will operate windmills, with education in engineering, mechanics, meteorology, mathematics, project management, and technology.
film-the production of a feature length documentary which will be used to spark initiatives to improve the difficult situations encountered by villagers in malawi.
village development-developing the village through public improvement projects which change as needs change. Some projects include: providing windmills to supply electricity, evaluating and improving healthcare, building and maintaining village structures, and water sanitation.