Millennium Villages
Fighting Extreme Poverty in Africa
Millennium Villages Project Corrects Lancet Paper
Correction of Lancet Paper.
Child Mortality Declines Sharply in Millennium Villages
A new paper published in The Lancet reveals a significant drop in mortality recorded among children under the age of five resulting from an integrated approach to rural development
Women's Knitting Cooperative Helps Pay the Bills
The MVP is intensely focused on raising incomes through expanding business development opportunities which include forming cooperatives and investing in machinery.
Grams per Ton: What Does a Millennium Village Look Like in a Gold Mine?
Most artisanal or small-scale mining communities—in Ghana and across Africa—have been extracting gold for centuries, long before prices rallied in the last decade.
Pay-as-you-go Electricity Lights Way in Millennium Villages
A central solar electricity system connects multiple households and businesses. Customers buy prepaid scratch cards and send text messages to a payment server.
Tommy Hilfiger Launches 'Promise Collection' to Support Ruhiira
Katie Holmes visited the Millennium Village of Ruhiira in Uganda. She helped to launch the collection.
Scholarships Brighten Future of Young Girls in Rural Kenya
Early pregnancy, school fees, family obligations are among the reasons girls don't go beyond primary schooling. Connect to Learn is helping girls get a secondary school education.
The Costs and Benefits of the Millennium Villages: Correcting the Center for Global Development
In Northern Ghana, roughly 30,000 people will benefit from a new Millennium Villages site.
Pigs Give Women's Group a Boost in Income and Security
In Mayange, Rwanda, the Millennium Villages Project helped establish the Abadaiga Cooperative of pig famers for single women.
Comments on Wanjala and Muradian’s 'Big Push' Paper
Sauri was the first Millennium Village established in 2005-2006 in sub-Saharan Africa.
