Monday, April 12, 2010

Sauri, a Village of the Millenium (100 words)


http://blogs.millenniumpromise.org/index.php/2010/02/24/kenyan-ministry-of-education-delegation-impressed-with-sauri-school-meals-program/

The village of Sauri, Kenya, population 65,000, is improving every day, rapidly developing in efficient farming, quick and communal medical programs, education, training and communication over the past 5 years, sparking positive attitude. Sauri is one of 80 “Millennium Villages”, popular and renowned Jeffery Sachs’ simple, technology-based program bent on eradicating poverty. There are still concerns that corruption in governance and lack of data has been overlooked and that the program won’t translate worldwide. The western public is relied on for donations, but Sachs says the public is uninformed of the program, and of the links between terrorism and poverty. Is there hope for Sauri?

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