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I just saw this on the People web site, just thought it might be of some interest
A Village of Hope
In the African nation of Malawi, families toil in fields as malaria, tuberculosis and other diseases go untreated. But hope is within reach: The Millennium Promise, a philanthropy run by Dr. Jeffrey Sachs and supported by Angelina Jolie, is working with 60 villages (so far) to make them healthily self-sufficient through such simple tools as schools, seeds and clean drinking water. Here is what PEOPLE reporter Mary Green saw in the village of Mwandana.
http://people.aol.com/people/galleries/0,19884,1168369,00.html
"By providing fertilizer and seeds as promised, Sachs's team has brought hope to villagers in Mwandana. "Things have been promised before and not been implemented," says Cecilia. "But when I saw fertilizer coming, I said, 'This is it now. They were really telling us the truth.' I am thinking it will be the turning point in the village, especially for me."
A Village of Hope
In the African nation of Malawi, families toil in fields as malaria, tuberculosis and other diseases go untreated. But hope is within reach: The Millennium Promise, a philanthropy run by Dr. Jeffrey Sachs and supported by Angelina Jolie, is working with 60 villages (so far) to make them healthily self-sufficient through such simple tools as schools, seeds and clean drinking water. Here is what PEOPLE reporter Mary Green saw in the village of Mwandana.
http://people.aol.com/people/galleries/0,19884,1168369,00.html
"By providing fertilizer and seeds as promised, Sachs's team has brought hope to villagers in Mwandana. "Things have been promised before and not been implemented," says Cecilia. "But when I saw fertilizer coming, I said, 'This is it now. They were really telling us the truth.' I am thinking it will be the turning point in the village, especially for me."