Who We Are
It is commendable that, in the effort to create cities without slums, much attention is being paid to urban development. However, it seems like the rural areas have been forgotten. Our work has been inspired by the need to promote the integration of rural Sub-Saharan Africa into the global sustainable development agenda. We are starting at the grassroots, in the villages, with education, and particularly primary education.
Our Mission
We are on a mission to help alleviate poverty in rural communities of Sub-Saharan Africa and transform the lives of members of underserved and vulnerable communities by working in collaboration with them to provide basic social amenities, promote sustainable development, and advance their well-being through opportunities for education, skills training, employment, trade and enterprise.
Our Vision
Our vision is to achieve rural sustainable development and reduction of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa for global equality.
We seek to engage with rural Sub-Saharan African communities and work with their members, local and national governments, funding partners, and other stake holders to achieve the following:
- Improved primary and secondary educational standards for children. We desire to see a model primary/secondary school in every local government council
- Basic social amenities and youth infrastructure such as classrooms, youth libraries and playgrounds
- Opportunities for training, skills acquisition and trade
Working in partnership with rural communities, we also have a vision for the longer term including:
- Small-scale business enterprises for unemployed members and promotion of rural business growth for sustainable development
- Better health facilities for improved health, wellbeing and quality of life for community members
- Community financial empowerment through a cooperative savings and loans scheme
- Affordable modern housing for the less privileged through a building cooperative scheme
