The Sawa World Model
Addressing Extreme Poverty through Local Solutions and Youth Empowerment
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.24.3.0213Keywords:
community entrepreneurs, extreme poverty, Uganda, local solutions, non-profit, youth empowermentAbstract
With an estimated 1.2 billion people worldwide living in extreme poverty, it is critical to find effective long-term solutions. Sawa World is a non-profit organization founded by Daphne Nederhorst in 2005 to empower marginalized youth to document simple, locally created solutions that address this pressing issue. Currently working primarily in Uganda, Sawa World has created a unique model that celebrates powerful solutions generated from within the community to help people living in poverty help themselves. Using inspiring local leaders who themselves come from extreme poverty, Sawa World aims to end extreme poverty from the ground up.
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2023-01-06
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