Village solutions to Global Problems
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Village Solutions for Global Problems
GSR has developed a low cost highly effective way for rural communities to solve the
challenge of providing sustainable prosperity for all its people…
It is low cost
it does not require expensive importedtechnology to start…
It depends on communities working together to build their own prosperity
It empowers traditional leadership
This model is a cross between the highly successful kibbutz and modern corporate culture…
…adapted to African realities
GSR helps villages incorporate as businesses
The owners of the business are actually the community members
the business plan of this village corporation is designed and executed by the community
corporation management team
GSR partners with this village corporation, and
helps it market its products
… integrate the production value chain
Marketing
Value added
services
Primary production
… and train small farmers in low cost permaculture techniques that enable them to rapidly increase their income
Using amrut mitthi soil rejuvenation methods, it is possible to produce over $10,000 of produce per hectare
Village corporations can bring in annual revenues of millions of dollars
By amalgamating the productive power of many people into a corporation with large revenues, prosperity is assured for the whole community
Rural communities with barren unproductive soil…
Can transform this barren soil into fertile farmland
(this is the same land as the previous photograph 5 years later)
The village corporation not only farms – it can produce a wide variety of products like construction materials
Locally produced materials make it possible to build beautiful homes for as little as $500
And produce their own energy using low cost, reliable mid scale biomass plants
Training empowers the local workforce
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Unskilled workers gradually become skilled craftsmen or successful business owners
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Professional learns to manage, becomes
business owner
Unskilled worker becomes skilled
professional
Unskilled worker increases productivity thru OTJ
training
Village corporation managers become proficient in sophisticated development techniques
so they can manage a progressive capital investment that steadily increases capacity…
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GSR’s local partners develop vibrant profitable local economies
And tackle more and more sophisticated development projects
Target for a village corporation is a sustainable income of $4,000 per year
for each family
Plus improved health care
schools
…clinics…
And rich cultural life
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GSR plans to reinvest profits from village development into building inter-connected networks of village corporations. This will make possible a life of prosperity for millions.