History reveals economic development is dependent on the availability of quality education; good governance; a diversified financial sector; application of relevant technologies; investment in infrastructure; effective trade policies and cross-cultural exchanges.
International development involves helping people to help themselves and VillageDirectOrg will accomplish that by partnering with private sector businesses, civil society organizations, professionals, and skilled laborers in support of the aims and objectives of the Millennium Development Goals and the Geneva Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action.
VillageDirect.Org is designed to leverage the power of information and communication technology and use markets based tools to scaled-up and delivered more economic development services to more people then are currently being served.
The members of VillageDirect.Org are united voluntarily to meet common economic, social and cultural objectives involving the Millennium Development Goals and the Geneva Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action. Their values include honesty, openness, social and ecological responsibility, and caring for others.
Community Development Venture Capital Funds and a Private Operating Foundation under development will form the strategic partnerships necessary to assist civil society and private sector partners of VillageDirect.org in developing countries with advisory services, financing and resources needed to accomplish their development objectives.
This is a result oriented, self-sustaining, viable strategy for accomplishing poverty reduction, creating new jobs and business opportunities globally for all.
A very important incentive for involvement besides economic opportunities is global security. As emphasized by the United Nations High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change; failure to address the issues in the Millennium Development Goals will impact residents of both rich and poor countries.
Poverty creates the conditions necessary to ignite and sustain conflicts and investing in economic development plays an important role in reducing the probability of conflicts.
Profits earned from the sale of goods on this site will support its goals.
Advisors to VillageDirect.Org include retired government officials; professionals; local, national and international civil servants; private sector leaders; and civil society leaders.
