Economic Renewal of African Communities

Summary

Triple the income of communities by investing in child, health, and economic rights; registering co-ops; and creating working local economies.

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

This project will organize poor communities through media, vocational training and child support initiatives. It is a globally significant localization program. African communities will be renewed as the most modern of business institutions.

Activities

Through cooperative organizing, member communities will be able to grow food and feed. From income, they will be able to pay school fees for all children under 18 and invest in a local productive base, restoring the best African group values.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

After five years of voluntary work there is a demonstration--a village and a provincial program advocated by church and civil society in Kwa-Zulu Natal (a poor, rural, high AIDS-infection province). Change in national policy.

Project Message

We were disrupted by poverty. No development was possible. Now, everything is possible. We are equal owners again, looking after ourselves. With the Co-op we can now work with government and donors.
- Happy Moekwena, Secretary Swi ta Lunga Co-op

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Norman Reynolds,
Trustee
50 Kingston Ave,
Auckland Park,
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2092
South Africa
27 11 482 3379
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ashoka Innovators for the Public

Organization

The People's Agenda
50 Kingston Ave,
Auckland Park
Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2092
South Africa
27 11 482 3379
http://www.thepeoplesagenda.co.za

Learn more about The People's Agenda and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in South Africa and can also be found under Economic Development.

For more information about South Africa, read the Human Development Report on South Africa or the Wikipedia entry for South Africa.

When this Project was Updated

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 28, 2004.

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